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...believers have pondered the story of the star of Bethlehem. Did some celestial display actually mark Jesus birth, or is the biblical reference merely figurative? Did a new star really appear in the heavens? Could it have been what contemporary astronomers call a supernova, or exploding star? A comet? Or might the "star" really have been a juxtaposition of two of the brighter planets...
...AUTUMN of the Patriarch, the theme is once again solitude, this time that of the dictator of a mythical Latin American nation, who simply will not die: he measures his age by the appearances of Haley's Comet. In fact, he is so reclusive, old and omnipotent that the stages of his decline loom like the death...
...most exciting evenings in many moons. In the opening match, Mario, the rising Spanish comet, met the well seasoned Tony Aperisi. Mario had youth, strength and a solid background in scientific wrestling behind him, but Aperisi, as you know, is a veteran of thirty years--as cunning and matchwise (not to say ready to bend the rules) as they come. Aperisi's surprising stamina--and a few questionable calls by the referee--led him to a totally unexpected upset victory...
...party faithful at last week's $500-a-plate Democratic congressional dinner at the Washington Hilton paid him much attention. They also ignored Presidential Campaign Dropouts Lloyd Bentsen and Henry Jackson, who sat glumly on the sidelines. But Hubert Humphrey and Jimmy Carter were another matter. Followed by comet-like tails of photographers and TV cameramen, watched by everyone, they roamed the ballroom, shaking hands and chatting with party leaders...
While much of Bubbling Brown Sug ar is saturated with nostalgia, one girl in it, Vivian Reed, has the fresh, flaming force of a new comet entering the earth's orbit. Her movement is sinuous, her presence is magnetic, her voice is torchy. Sans Con Edison, she could light up a Broadway marquee...