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...article entitled "Decline of a Hero," which characterized a certain famous sports figure, identified as "P," as having a secret life that he had hidden under the mask of a fencer. The Polish weekly newspaper Literatura ran a savage caricature representing Pawlowski as a sinister spy whose fencing thrust is parried and his saber broken as he tries to gather military secrets. Such attacks on Pawlowski in the official press suggest that he may still be alive and that Polish leaders aim to prepare public opinion for a formal trial-possibly by a military court. If Pawlowski were convicted...
Every Turn. During the 22 months of negotiations that preceded Helsinki, diplomats from Bucharest and Belgrade tried at every turn to gain guarantees against outside interference in their internal affairs. The thrust of their efforts was to seek a repudiation of the so-called Brezhnev Doctrine, which Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev proclaimed after the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. It asserts that the Soviet Union has the right to come to the assistance of any fraternal country where socialism is endangered...
...reportedly told him: "If you are plotting, let it be on your conscience and let it be without bloodshed. I must go to Kampala anyway." Whether apocryphal or not, the story reflected the singular lack of personal ambition that had marked Gowon's leadership since power was virtually thrust upon him nine years ago. It also reflected the diffident style of leadership that had thwarted his attempts to deal with an interlocking set of crises...
...thrust of the novel appears to be a modern attempt at D.H. Lawrence's St. Mawr--the good versus evil, wildness versus civilization animal as metaphor for our darker, more ancient selves kind of struggle. It's all lost in the movie. Jaws flows along the course of a lot of films adapted from hooks--to shallower waters. Brody is a piece of white bread. Robert Scheider's portrayal of a keeper of the peace is about as inspiring an Andy of Mayberry. There's nothing wise or animal about Robert Shaw's Quint. What you get is the perennial...
...creating an artificial solar eclipse that the cosmonauts photographed for astronomers. The ships then redocked briefly in a retest of the docking system, but this time the hatches remained closed. Before long the ships separated for the last time. As Soyuz pulled ahead under a gentle thrust from its rockets, the spacemen bade each other a final radio farewell. "Mission accomplished," said Leonov. "Good show," said Stafford...