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...Hitler had been assassinated, would the moral argument for not taking one life have been weightier than the morality of saving the lives of millions? If potential breeders of wars are not to be struck down because of moral considerations, then moral considerations must be of considerably less value and significance to humanity than purely practical considerations. Assassination may be not only more practical than war but, if morality can be quantified, much less immoral...
...what I am certain of, what maybe I added to what, because I didn't see or know the people-won't supply what I need to know.'' Because they have been struggled for, the snippets of the past reclaimed for the narrative seem weightier than they should Sarah Cameron never appears to be much more substantial than a wraith, even, apparently, to those much closer to her than...
...nothing less than an extravagant soap opera about star-crossed lovers on the British home front during World War II. The results are often entertaining, but only for audiences who are prepared to open their tear ducts and put their brains on hold. Admirers of Schlesinger's weightier efforts-Midnight Cowboy; Sunday, Bloody Sunday-should trim their sails accordingly...
...became one of the highest-paid models of the 1960s with an 84-lb. body and measurements of 32-22-32. Now weightier by a scant 7 Ibs. Twiggy, 26, arrived at London's Ritz Hotel last week to plug her new autobiography and announce that she is branching out into matrimony. Her intended: American Actor Michael Whitney, 42. "She isn't much of a cook, but she makes a fabulous egg-and-chips and spaghetti sauce," says Whitney of his fiancée, whom he met more than two years ago. Though her modeling and acting careers...
...hardworking star of Deep Throat. To help the film along, Lovelace struck a candidate's pose in front of the White House last week. The movie is billed as a satiric look at American life and the leading lady hopes that it will be a transitional step toward Weightier roles. "I'm really Miss All-America Country Girl," says Linda in a moment of introspection. "I am very honest and open. People in our society don't know how to handle that." Lest anyone's vote be missed at the box office, distributors plan to release...