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...church torn by internal dissent, Bernardin is not as easily identified with either church wing as were his two predecessors, Detroit's John Cardinal Dearden, a favorite of liberals, and Philadelphia's John Cardinal Krol, a respected conservative. Theologically moderate but socially progressive, Bernardin is perhaps best known as a healer-a conciliator who is engagingly willing to hear all sides of an argument...
Otherwise, The Ebony Tower is a book as lovely as its dust jacket?Pisanello's Portrait of a Lady. The retold tale of Eliduc, a 12th century Celtic romance, charmingly repeats the story of a knight torn between his love for a princess and his loyalty to his wife. A story called Poor Koko tells of a sort of casual Marxist burglar who amiably loots the guesthouse where a pedantic writer is staying, then, like a Manson of letters, coolly destroys the writer's notes and manuscript for a book about Thomas Love Peacock, a 19th century writer of burlesque...
...your face in the wells In the granaries-torn I saw you a waitress in the night cafes I saw through the tears and wounds And you are the words on my lips You are the fire- And the water...
...takes it. Instead of giving a long-winded, inconclusive answer to a provocative question he offers a resolute "Yup" or "Nope." In fashion-conscious Manhattan, he would make anybody's list of worst-dressed candidates of the year. Often he wears a jacket that is either worn or torn and rarely matches his denim trousers, a threadbare tie that he bought for $1 in 1967 and Hush Puppies. His campaign style is in keeping with his dress. He is not surrounded by pollsters and media consultants. From all conventional appearances, Clark is scarcely running for office...
...create new parks, older buildings will have to be torn down-and the residents relocated elsewhere in the housing-short city. Indeed, Maurice Cazaux, urban expert for Le Figaro, fears that Paris could become a "dead, museum city." But Giscard has thought of that too. His program for Paris calls for mixing a large amount of gray construction concrete in with his green plans. Just how that can be done without casting further shadows on the City of Light remains to be seen...