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...there were inevitable reminders of the strife that now rages through the tiny, heavily populated country. As party officials raised their arms to wave or flash victory signs, their shirts rode up to reveal the black barrels of pistols-standard equipment in a campaign in which threats of death vie with leaflets and posters as tools of political persuasion...
...family of dazzling twelfth-century English monarchs. It would take a heavy directorial hand, indeed, to dull the brilliant salvos of dialogue that flash from member to member of the illustrious Plantagenets--Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the future Richard Lionheart. Geoffrey Monmouth, and King John--as they vie for control of England's future. "I was torn from you by the midwife," the adolescent John cries out at this mother, "and I haven't seen you since." "Yes," chimes in sullen Richard, his rival for the throne, "blame the midwife. She threw out the baby and kept the afterbirth...
...over following Brezhnev's resignation or death, Kirilenko has been absent from recent state functions. But whether Kirilenko or Chernenko wins out, either one of the septuagenarians could end up serving only as a caretaker while such "younger" Politburo members as Viktor Grishin, 67, and Grigori Romanov, 59, vie for position. If so, neither the power struggle nor the rumormongering in Moscow will cease for long...
...party factions vie, Jaruzelski steers a cautious course...
This imbalance stems from several factors. Three strong, conflicting, well-known candidates-Gov. Edward J. King, former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and 14, Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III-vie for the Democratic nomination. The Republican spot is sought by five relative unknowns-Westwood businessman John R. Lakian, House minority leader William G. Robinson, assistant House minority whip Andrew H. Card Jr., former Boston city councilor John W. Sears '52 and former Metropolitan District Commissioner Guy Carbone...