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...exchange for peace, Israel agreed in 1979 to give the captured Sinai back to Egypt. But few Israelis are prepared to relinquish much of the other occupied lands. At a minimum, Israeli defense experts would insist on retaining control of the Jordan Valley, the string of hills stretching down the spine of the West Bank, and particularly the Golan Heights. To strengthen the argument that compromise is now possible, some Israelis point out that their country is no longer in danger of imminent annihilation, as it was in 1967, and can afford to make concessions for peace...
...forearms of his 15-year-old hitchhiker victim, Singleton, 59, was paroled from a California jail last month after serving nearly eight years of a 14-year four-month sentence. But Singleton, a model prisoner who maintains his innocence, immediately found himself to be a pariah, staying in a string of motels as authorities tried in vain in California, Florida and Nevada to find a welcoming town...
These are days of outrageously good fortune for Bette Midler. First came a string of three hit movies -- Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People and Outrageous Fortune -- followed by the arrival of a new baby, Sophie. Good luck continued to bloom for the Rose last week as she became the top prize winner of the first American Comedy Awards. La Bette clinched four of the trophies: best actress in a motion picture, funniest record or video, funniest female performer and lifetime achievement. Robin Williams was next in line with three awards. In addition to Midler, lifetime awards went...
...mask), she never quite makes you believe that Shen Te was either a prostitute or someone who Did It All For Love. Joseph Costa is fine as an unemployed hobo, but in the important supporting role of the Policeman he couldn't make the Keystone Kops second string. What's worse--or I guess better--is that several of his speeches are completely drowned out by the over-enthusiastic band, its amps never budging from Spinal Tap's legendary "11". As usual for the ART, the sets and costumes are superb...
...comes across as a block-headed buffoon with hardly a grasp of the events he is retelling. His interviews with Peggy Ramsay (Vanessa Redgrave), Orton's literary agent, point out the distance between artist and audience; it's as if Ramsay, representing Orton, is leading Lahr around on a string...