Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ironically, the attacks on West Beirut came just as Habib thought that his peacemaking mission was on the brink of success. Early last week a Habib aide placed what State Department officials termed a "euphoric" call to Washington. Habib, who had been repeatedly in touch with the P.L.O. through his Lebanese intermediaries, sent home a cable that was a bit more cautious, indicating considerable optimism but noting that there were still t's to be crossed and i's to be dotted." Even so, declared one top State Department official, "we had 95% and only needed a couple...
...generations. Regretabbly, the place is entering the 21st century with high tech signs, moderately prompt service, and opperssive video games in an adjacent mini-arcade. But everyone must sample the famous TD (Turkey Deluxe), and Elsie's offers a neat breakfast for under $2. The Kennedys allegedly broke from touch football games in front of Winthrop House for snacks and chow...
...Touch the Devil, Higgins
...oceanside retreat house in Spring Lake, N.J., five U.S. Roman Catholic bishops assembled last week to touch up a controversial document. According to Peter Steinfels, executive editor of the liberal Catholic journal Commonweal, the document is "the most serious effort the church has ever made, here, abroad, or in the Vatican, to come to grips with nuclear war." The five bishops, led by Joseph L. Bernardin, the new Archbishop of Chicago, spent a year taking testimony from 34 specialists ranging from outraged peace protesters to Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. They then sent a 66-page first draft of a nuclear...
Latin American fiction periodically ar rives like an out-of-touch cousin on a vacation trip. In the voice of translation, it speaks of strong family resemblances: realism, surrealism, stream of conscious ness, political protest and satire. The visitor is wined, dined, praised for its variety and daring. Then, with a hearty abrazo, Latin American fiction departs and North Americans go back to what they like to read best: costumed romance and novelized journalism...