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...chic, inviting; the houseparty in "The Grande Bouffe" is entirely without glamour. You'll remember in "La Dolce Vita" the character of Paola the Innocent who represents the possibility of a higher and finer life than the one Marcello slips into. Here, Marcello has no options--he's sunk, irretrievably, in a swamp of self-indulgence...
...Greek freighter Tsimentavron, which was anchored in the harbor, and two seamen were killed. At Tartus, the Soviet freighter Ilya Mechnikov, which was reportedly unloading equipment for Syria's new Euphates Dam, was badly damaged by an Israeli missile, and a Japanese vessel was also reported sunk. The Russians immediately accused Israel of "barbarous" attacks on non-military targets, and demanded "the strict observance by Israel of the norms of international law." Air strikes were also flown against Egypt. Cairo claimed that 500 civilians were killed in air and artillery attacks on Port Said. Along the coast, meanwhile, missile...
Superficially, the news from Dart Industries might seem to foretell deep trouble. The Los Angeles-based company has sunk $75 million into recreational-land developments in California, and has been stymied in selling many lots by conflicts with environmentalists; on top of that, it is being sued for a total of $500 million by buyers alleging fraudulent land-sales practices. Even so, Chairman Justin Dart found a "plus factor" to report to New York security analysts in a recent speech. The plus, said Dart, was that "we're not planning any more developments of this type...
...year ago, Pennington ruined the Crimson debut by humbling Harvard, 28-19. Since then another year of indoctrination into the Restic system has passed. Today will reveal how much of the Restic complexity has sunk in for the Harvard squad...
...watery brown eyes stare out from sockets sunk into folds of flaccid flesh. Thin purple veins straggle across the high cheekbones, so close to the surface that they almost seem etched on the first layer of skin. The second chin sags into a second throat. Black dye has been used on the swept-back hair, but the cosmetic is not enough. Juan Domingo Perón, almost 78, looks his age -and feels it. He tires easily; he has trouble concentrating. Yet he must try to marshal his failing faculties. Nearly two decades after he was run out of Argentina...