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...intensity with which their fans follow this pursuit approaches religious devotion. In neighborhoods from Moscow to Madrid, from Bangkok to Buenos Aires, national teams are regarded as epiphanies waiting to appear. Success in Spain this year will spark nationwide apparitions of greatness. Nor is there any agonized waiting for the miracles...
...Playboy magazine, the actress recalls the result of her long ago stint as statuary inspiration: "I've heard it's still up there in a park some place, though I've never seen it since." The scene now shifts back to Boston, where Davis' comments spark a two-week, citywide search for the statue. Finally, Cornelius Vermeule, curator of classical art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, pieces together the available clues and concludes that the lost relic is in a seldom-trod corner in the museum's basement. The subject of the fuss...
...region. U.S. relations with the Arab world, particularly with such moderate states as Saudi Arabia and Jordan, could be severely damaged. Most unsettling of all, despite the cease-fire that took effect on Friday, was the possibility that an all-out clash between Israel and Syria could spark a broader regional war and might even prompt the Soviets to intervene on behalf of Syria...
...liable to exclaim, "It's just like Rocky!" The story of the virtuous and vulnerable heavyweight, Rocky Balboa, the Philadelphia club fighter who "went the distance" (Rocky, 1976) and battled to the championship (Rocky II, 1979), has become a red, white and blue touchstone of fable, energizing a spark of recognition that few film heroes-and fewer fighters-have ever done...
While the pricey performance cars and convertibles have added a spark to auto sales, most of Detroit's factories will not be in full gear until the American middle class can once again afford a new car. A break in interest rates would help, but many buyers would still be deterred by steep sticker prices. Even the cheapest Chevrolet costs $5,270. William Goff, 52, a Dearborn, Mich., telephone worker, was discouraged by what he saw last week at a GM showroom. Said he: "I can't believe that some of these cars cost more than I paid...