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...cast of this acute, disturbing first novel inhabits the Florida of all-night bowling alleys, Cuban diners and lesbian discos, caroming from the back streets of Key West to the tile-roofed mansions of Miami. There is no one to root for in The South Florida Book of the Dead-except the author-but its Me-generation drug pushers are an indelible crew, acting out new therapies while measuring their "interpersonal relationships" in grams...
Both sides, though, still appear to have plenty of energy. Police have been called in to guard the structure from demolition crews; preservationists have staged all-night vigils; private security guards have barred the Gordon Group from access to the grounds. City Councilwoman Peggy Stevenson, who led last year's fight to declare the Garden Court Historic-Cultural Monument 243, decided later that the building should go-a flip-flop that, she insists, has nothing to do with CD's $2,500 contribution to her campaign...
After an all-night session, the Senate last Friday morning passed by an 84-to-8 vote its version of the fiscal 1983 defense procurement bill. The measure leaves intact Reagan's request for two new nuclear aircraft carriers and $56 million to build chemical weapons. The House has not yet passed a version of the bill. The final day of Senate debate provided an occasion for yet another political struggle. The Pentagon had requested $800 million to buy 50 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transport planes, a purchase heartily supported by Senators Sam Nunn and Mack Mattingly of Georgia...
...magica'; when the guys strut into the all-night Falls point Diner, order fresh fries with gravy, and sit down together, everything is all right again. To a large extent, this is a movie about that great American theme of just finding a place to be. Ever since Huck Finn set off on his raft to leave the complications of civilization behind. Americans have been searching for a place just to relax and be themselves. The diner is just such a place...
...attempt to revitalize the protest spirit of the late 60s, rallies were organized to show support for the leftists in El Salvador and the unionists in Poland--and for longer library hours. But reading periods, as they always do, imposed a sense of order. We got an all-night study center...