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Yet, Salieri cannot drown the haunting elegance of his rival's work. Even though the public prefers his own sing or melodies, Salieri is tormented by the knowledge that Mozart alone possesses true genius. And so the jealous man seizes upon a plan of total destruction. In a voice that...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: God's Music From an Obscene Child | 9/22/1984 | See Source »

Suddenly a flatbed truck rolled into view, escorted by two motorcycle policemen and by lines of yellow-shirted marchers waving small yellow flags. Aboard the truck was a nearly 7-ft.-high, flower-bedecked bronze statue of Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino Jr., the Philippine opposition leader slain by an unknown assassin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines: Yellow and Red for Aquino | 9/3/1984 | See Source »

U.S. officials say that the Ugandan army has never been adequately trained or disciplined. Incidents of random violence have increased in recent months, and some analysts suspect that the army may be out of Obote's control. Underfed and poorly paid, soldiers roam the country in gangs, setting up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uganda: Tarnished Pearl | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

For a campaign that was almost totally devoid of passion, the finale was decidedly dramatic. At Labor Party headquarters in a Tel Aviv hotel, supporters giddy with hope eagerly awaited the returns. Across town, in an auditorium draped in blue-and-white bunting, Likud backers stood around glumly, like pallbearers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel: A Matter of Mathematics | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

One industrious Leclerc franchiser in the town of Angoulême, who has conducted 409 funerals in defiance of the law, was fined $116,000 by the Bordeaux court of appeals. At one Leclerc funeral in Charleville-Mézières, the family of the deceased received threatening phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monopolies: Undercutting the Undertakers | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

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