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...attention to me." More divorce wars seem to start with this skirmish than with anything else these days, and the virtues of Smash Palace begin with the simple fact that it has observed the phenomenon closely and painfully. Odd that we have to look as far away as New Zealand (not exactly one of our major movie centers) for what may be the most melodramatic but also the most acutely motivated film yet about divorce...
...Members: Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and West Germany. Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have also imposed sanctions. Japan has promised not to take advantage of the economic opportunities created by these measures...
...delicate situation has been complicated by the hovering presence of Houston's Susan Beth Franzheim, 41, the wife of Kenneth Franzheim II, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Franzheim, who believes she may be the reincarnation of Senmut, an Egyptian court adviser who lived some 3,400 years ago, donated $20,000 to ARCE for Gauri's initial research and offered to raise $60,000 more...
...divestiture of the British Empire began quietly, when Canada was granted self-rule in 1867. Australia won independence in 1901, and New Zealand in 1907. After World War I, Britain managed to retain most of its holdings, but following World War II, economic exhaustion at home combined with the nationalistic aspirations of its far-flung subjects led to the dismantling of the empire...
DIED. Ngaio Marsh, 82, New Zealand author of 33 mystery novels over a career of 48 years; in Christchurch, New Zealand. Marsh belonged to the classic school of British writers who preferred gentleman detectives - like her own Roderick Alleyn-and who reveled in complicated puzzle plots. A director and producer in both Britain and New Zealand, Marsh used her theater experiences as background in such books as Night at the Vulcan (1951) and Killer Dolphin...