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State Rep. Royall Switzler (R-Wellesley) was nominated by a close second ballot at the April convention. He was later found to have falsified his Vietnam war record, and withdrew from the race. The current bearer of the party's endorsement, George Kariotis, owns a corporation which has been fined by the Environmental Protection Agency, but is relatively unscathed...
...with her (BOOKS, Aug. 18). Several years ago, I inquired about the cost of optioning her book The Killing Doll for a motion picture, not for myself to star in but for my production company to produce. As it happened, no studio was interested in the project. I then withdrew my offer and moved on. It comes as a shock now to learn that Miss Rendell is under the impression that she turned me down because she thought I was unsuitable to play a part, which I had no intention of playing...
...eruption of violence was the worst involving U.N. troops since Israeli forces withdrew from most of Lebanon 14 months ago. It was a bloody reminder of the dominant presence in southern Lebanon of the Shi'ites, the Muslims who now make up 40% of the country's population of 3 million. Long an impoverished rural people, Shi'ite followers in Iran and the Arab world split from the dominant Sunni Muslims over doctrinal issues concerning the descendants of the prophet Muhammad. In recent years the Shi'ites have waged a successful struggle for political equality and economic well-being. With...
...hasn't contributed a yard and to pay him twice what they pay me . . ." fumed Dorsett, whose career rushing record is 10,832 yds., sixth highest in N.F.L. history. "I can be a very disruptive force." Dorsett, whose own contract reportedly calls for $9.65 million over 27 years, later withdrew his threats and prepared to join Walker in what observers predict will be a dream backfield...
Absent from the ceremony were the Israeli, Yugoslav and U.S. ambassadors. Israel withdrew its ambassador when Waldheim was elected. U.S. Ambassador Ronald Lauder was attending his mother's birthday party in Paris...