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...Martian Summer, in which the Sun God, wearing a mask on the back of his head, is by sudden twists and turns a scowling accuser and a smiling protector. Most ludicrous are the earthlings, who in Terrestrial Autumn romp through a slapstick wedding scene that teeters on the brink of banality. After some sober reflections on descending night and death in Plutonian Winter, all elements conspire in a bright aurora borealis of a finale...
...Atlantic, told visiting Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin that "our Europe is a whole" even in Bonn, where West Germany's new Chancellor declared: "We wish to have relations of trust with every nation, including the East, the Soviet Union." Europe, in short, may well be on the brink of a major realignment, and Johnson's maneuvers are designed to guarantee a U.S. role...
...changed his mind, at least for now, and that he personally would draft a new constitution for Nigeria. In an obvious warning to the discontented Eastern Region, Gowon, a Northerner, added that any attempt at secession would be crushed "by force." With that he brought Nigeria toward the brink of civil...
...budget dreadful from the monster mill operated by Producer William Castle (Macabre, The Tingler). From here on, it turns into a wonderfully wacky game of you-stab-my-back-and-ril-stab-yours. Uncle strikes first. One dark night he hypnotizes the boy-Barnaby shakes the spell on the brink of a 100-ft. precipice. Barnaby strikes back with some toxic toadstools-Uncle precautiously checks the mushroom sauce. Uncle surrounds Barnaby and Chrissie with a wall of fire-rain puts the fire out. Barnaby plops a tarantula on Uncle's chest-the spider falls happily asleep on Uncle...
...cards, now account for 11% of its business. Other cards are designed for the customer President Irving Stone describes as "that sweet little old lady who remembers everybody." Hi Brows are for younger people who want something a little spicier than sugar. Indeed, Hi Brows sometimes hang over the brink of bad taste. "For your birthday," reads one, "just a refreshing wish . . . may your cesspool never clog." For graduation, American Greetings has a suitable Hi Brow: "Your jaw is firm, your gaze is steady, your mind is alert, your head is high . . . your fly is open." Anyone who is tired...