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...year-old Farmers' Almanac has always carried a batch of snappy sayings that put down women. ("She's a human dynamo-charging everything." "Many a gal has made it to the top because her dress didn't.") This year, however, the ladies get a slightly better shake. Acting on a letter from a Maryland woman who complained about male chauvinism. Editor Ray Geiger has included in the 1973 edition a two-page article stressing women's intellectual equality and right to equal opportunities. Admits Geiger: "The belief that...
...believe in open Olympics," he says. "I don't believe in professional Olympics. But I do think we have to realize that we are about to enter the last quarter of the 20th century." Killanin has already hinted at one possible change. In an effort to shake the image of the I.O.C. as "a board of old men," he suggests that younger people-perhaps former medal winners-be invited "to consult with us in our decisions...
...struggle. "But the beauty of chess," he says, "is that the rules are clear-cut. If you win, no one can take away your victory. In life, most of your wins are not clear-cut. If you've lost, there's nothing to do but shake hands with your opponent. This is most refreshing compared with most human relationships, including the world of business and sexual relationships...
...kick out of the show regardless, enjoy the rap sessions afterward even more. The film's many long discussions involving young men who are angry, desperate or bewildered are the source of its real strength. It is the soldiers far more than the performers who touch us and shake us. It may well have been the intention of the F.T.A. troupe to serve above all as catalysts, to tap and reflect the turmoil to which these soldiers bear eloquent witness. If so, then Fonda, Sutherland and their companions did a memorable job. ∎Jay Cocks
...longer dismiss the excess of redemptions over sales as a temporary fluke. It seems to be turning into a chronic problem that if not solved could halt for good the funds' once dazzling growth. As a result, some funds are taking direct action. Last week in a management shake-up at Dreyfus Corp., Chairman Howard Stein returned to his former job of running the day-to-day operations of Dreyfus Fund Inc., the third largest mutual fund...