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It has been difficult for Giscard to counter a steady stream of attacks against his presidential style and personality. He remains a surprisingly enigmatic figure for many Frenchmen. Is he a liberal reformer or a conservative? Even his supporters disagree. Does he favor firmness or conciliation toward the Soviet Union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: Giscard Runs Scared | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

Blond-mopped and boyish-looking, Gretzky exploits a trick from novice days: too small to anchor himself in front of the goal like a normal center, he hides behind the net and passes from there. It is still his favorite ploy. Says Gretzky: "Some guys are defensive, some score goals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hockey's Great Gretzky | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

FROM THE BOOK JACKET, Spark gazes over her eyeglasses and down her unassuming nose at us. Her keen glance dissects us. She has exposed the emotionally detached Fleur to us. Whether the very talented Fleur Talbot is meant to be the autobiographical persons of the very talented Muriel Spark or...

Author: By Sarah L. Bingham, | Title: Intent to Sparkle | 4/25/1981 | See Source »

The Crimson nine's only weakness lies in its academic strength. Several key players--including first baseman Marlene Schools, recipient of All-Ivy honors at last year's tournament--must attend Rotary scholarship interviews and will miss part or all of the competition.

Author: By Gwen Knapp, | Title: Ivy Softball Tournament Opens Today | 4/25/1981 | See Source »

THE ONLY WEAKNESS of the play, in fact, is the anticlimactic schmaltz with which Wilson daubs his optimistic ending. A band is playing, the moon shines over the lake, and...they kiss. The curtain would fall, only there is no curtain. Something about the cliched nostalgia of this moment cloys...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Where Politics and Emotion Meet | 4/25/1981 | See Source »

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