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Thus when John Paul finally stepped from the Alitalia DC-10 jetliner Galileo Galilei last Friday at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza Airport and kissed the ground of Argentina, he faced a delicate diplomatic task. There to greet him, amid a thick crowd of government and church dignitaries, was President Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri, uniformed but hatless, reverently kneeling to kiss the Pontiffs ring. Later, while the Pope spoke, Galtieri gallantly held an umbrella over him, but the presence of the man who had ordered the invasion of the Falklands did not deter John Paul from hammering yet again at the message...
There are no big meanings here; no big laughs, for that matter, either. Instead, there is a mild, but admirably stubborn singularity. Gregory's Girl does not offer anything as thick as slice life, just slivers of it, cut thin as smoked Scotch salmon. And tasting just as sweet . - By Richard Schickel
Boxing was not the only aspect of Rocky III that accelerated. With each sequel, Stallone has faced the heightened doubts of the industry. Says he: "This time the haze of skepticism was so thick you could cut it with a knife." Skeptics will have another shot in October when his next film, tentatively titled First Blood, takes him outside the ring. This time Stallone is a veteran who won the Medal of Honor in Viet Nam and who finds himself considered almost an enemy of the state back home. "I play a man on the run from the cops...
...expanses of forest lands and close off such historic ports as Arkhangelsk. In addition, the diversions would flood northern agricultural lands, temporarily halt river traffic and, by denying salmon and other river-breeding species their fresh-water spawning grounds, wreck flourishing fisheries. Severe problems may also come from the thick ice expected to remain well past winter in the new reservoirs. By retarding the spring thaw, the freeze-up could cut the already brief northern growing season by two weeks. The prolonged winter weather might also increase spring winds and reduce vital rains...
...probably launched from a Soviet submarine cruising in the North Atlantic, detonates near ground level at the Science Center. Within seconds, Memorial Hall and the Yard disappear into a crater more than 200 feet deep. The third largest library in the world is flattened, its collection buried under a thick crust of radioactive soil thrown up from the blast's hole. Little is left standing between the Quad and the Charles River...