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...still raspy from a sinus inflammation he developed on his trip to the North-South summit at Cancun, the President told Zorinsky that Jordan's King Hussein was coming to Washington in a few days. Asked Reagan: ; "How can I convince foreign leaders that I'm in command when I can't sell five airplanes?" The Senator, who is Jewish and deeply committed to the security of Israel, said he had never been subjected to a "full-court press like this before." The conversation, scheduled for 15 minutes, stretched on for 45. It ended with Zorinsky saying...
SLIDE SHOW: "Boston College Theater--A Command Performance"; Main Theater; Wednesday...
What kind of hero is this little man? The most famous product the French ever exported, he's not even French. Alone, he seems stifled by tension and suffocated by energy. With others, he is uncommunicative and uncomfortable. Never a participator, always a leader. "I command or I am silent...
Even aesthetic and creature comforts are not ignored. An "armoured command vehicle" called Sultan has "a spacious penthouse mounted at the rear," and there is a Vickers division specializing in the interior decoration of warships...
...opera calls for two mezzos with a command of the bel-canto style. The Houston production is fortunate to have Marilyn Home in the role of Malcolm and equally lucky to have Frederica von Stade as Elena...