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...saying the procedure means nothing to them but an afternoon off from work. But many describe with relish their new lives in the United States and their reasons for seeking citizenship. For most, it is merely a matter of an inevitable but minor formality put off for years by vain hopes of returning someday to their native country. Still, a few say they feel the ceremony is a deliberate statement that they want to join American life and fit into its culture...
...sort of prelude to the official treaty signing, the two national teams met on the soccer field twice last month and, diplomatically enough, traded 2-1 victories. Most Salvadorans seemed to welcome the games and the treaty as symbols of the peace they crave at home, so far in vain...
EQUUS IS dangerous dramatic territory. Its harsh terrain overflows with traps--gaping, bottomless craters of existentialism, sexual repression, and religious angst--into which the ambitious but uncautious director can easily tumble, desperately waving his arms and kicking his feet in vain as he cries "Why didn't I do Guys and Dolls?" That a non-professional would dare to take on Equus is commendable; it displays courage, or at least, self-confidence. That a non-professional director can create an intelligent and profoundly affecting rendition of Equus is remarkable; it displays unique talent...
When the same thing happened a few meets later at the Greater Boston Championships, Rogers recalls former harrier captain Sarah Linsley advising her at the finish line to swallow her disappointment and become a strong, enthusiastic captain despite her personal performances. Linsley's words were apparently not taken in vain, for Rogers has been running more relaxed, faster races ever since, and her ability as a team leader is beyond dispute...
Justice William O. Douglas was a vain man; the final evidence was the old liberal's insistence that his 81 years of life called for a two-volume autobiography totaling 860 pages. James F. Simon's realistic portrait spares readers some of the great Justice's lengthy lecture on the evils of McCarthyism and his expansive observations on six Presidents. The space saved is devoted in part to Douglas' personal life, including the rather novel relationships with his final three wives, whom Douglas neglected to mention in his autobiography. Clearly, it is not only soap-opera...