Montgomery-Massingberd gravely : reminds us of that messy abdication

Montgomery-Massingberd gravely reminds us of that messy abdication, the King who irresponsibly gave away an empire for the woman he loved, and his wife: "In 1985, the Duchess is still hanging on to a life that has long since lost all meaning, in a pathetic state where even the petty denial of her right to the style, 'Her Royal Highness' has become an irrelevance"Her Majesty the Queen by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd (Salem House: $22. 95) "Apart from her parents' strong-minded views on the subject, there was soon something intrinsically serious, modest and tidy about the child herself" What child was that? The one who started off as a baby with "large, dark-lashed blue eyes" and "tiny ears set close to a well-shaped head" The one who grew up in Britain to exercise "a much more important and effective influence over affairs of state than is generally understood" We're talking about Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, of whom a Beatle sang so movingly, "Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say. The 58-year-old English teacher on Monday filed grievances against them with the state Public Employment Relations Board. Pitching for Oxnard (25-13) will be Vale Lopez, who had a 5-2-1 record and 2. 16 earned-run average in WSC play "Vale has been very consistent for us all year" White said. Waters so cold, im so cold. The trade deficit is tied directly to the competitiveness of U. S.

"I don't have an attitude that it's an isolated place" said Helen McCormick, owner of the Pelee Passage Restaurant, which offers the island's only year-round food service. "Now that there is a new law in effect you are receiving a notice reflecting the time specified by law. It was pretty straightforward" said Bruce Poch, Pomona's dean of admissions. Houghton, retired chief of detectives, all said they did not recall that any photos were destroyed.

Under the agreement, Soviet psychiatrists also will be allowed to visit U. S psychiatric institutions. There are Democratic districts and Republican districts, but few where the party preference wavers from year to year. "El Monte made it plain to me they want the land" said Orion Rodeffer, whose Fountain Valley-based Rodeffer Investments owns the land sought by El Monte. Paul Simon, who had come close to dropping out of the race prior to the Illinois vote, and the third place finish of Dukakis, who until Tuesday was beginning to claim front-runner status. Martin Luther King Jr-have been a saga of struggle and triumph. John Paul II stayed Tuesday and Wednesday nights in a restored 16th-Century convent, one of the city's historic buildings. In the depressed economy of that year, few people needed the ratings for cars, refrigerators or other expensive goods that have since become the hallmark of the magazine's product testing reports Lack of Trust CitedMOUNT VERNON, N. Y.

"The fact that it centers in the home has made it a rallying point for families" Rabbi Dan Dorfman, who leads the California State University, Northridge, Hillel community seder tonight, said Passover is so loved because it is "dramatic and fun" "The foods-the very nature of the celebration-make it very tangible, something you can literally sink your teeth into" he said. Runoff of Deposits A First RepublicBank spokesman said Wednesday that the bank had experienced a runoff of deposits the day before but that the situation apparently had stabilized. Mississippi's four National Seashore islands between Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico-West Ship, East Ship, Horn and Petit Bois-are constantly being reshaped by the waves, currents and storms On Aug. The Italians began leaving Tuesday night and the Spaniards were told to be on the first flight from Tripoli to Madrid.

still have some shot in their guns-but Jackson and Dukakis will have taken each other's measure in an industrial state with perhaps far-reaching consequences for their party. Six months ago, voters rejected two initiatives sponsored by golf course owner Johnny E. And there has been no major earthquake in Southern California since 1971-the longest quiet spell since scientists began keeping comprehensive records. But in recent weeks, the Committee for Common Sense in Pasadena, a group of developers and business people fighting the initiative, has managed to put supporters of the initiative on the defensive. We still don't succeed in all cases, although we do in the vast majority" said Dr Thomas E. In March, they concluded that the unit should be funded by NIH, with the Smithsonian continuing to provide space and equipment Twenty-two congressmen, led by Rep.

The result, when you looked into the filled pool of still water, was a vast spread of large blue parentheses, commas, or whatever. He has a "cool" personality and tries to act standoffish, but with one scratch to the cheeks, he becomes a real pussycat. "We drift into crises that could have been avoided and then seem to have an almost magical capacity to mobilize. LONG BEACH — Thirty-four members of the Long Beach Bar Assn, family law section, recently received certificates of commendation from the County of Los Angeles for their service as volunteer mediators during the past three years Presiding Judge Charles D. Nevada's law is now considered one of the toughest in the nation. "If the White House wants tax reform (and) we want a budget, we should talk about them at the same time" Dole said.

Measured the Stories Thus, curious and a bit uneasy about Moorhead's complaint, Thompson bought a copy of that day's Union, walked to a nearby coffee shop, whipped out a ruler and started measuring and calculating. "Kuwait must accept responsibility for its actions" Velayati said in a Tehran Radio broadcast. He also said a January, 1986, public report by the department of the justified complaint ratios against automobile insurance companies had "contained inaccurate and incomplete data that resulted in incorrect rankings for automobile insurance companies" leaving out altogether many of the companies with the best records. "He embodies the principle of speaking softly and carrying a big stick, in terms of forcefulness" a key White House official said.