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...Florida, Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren said that Nixon would be willing to produce for the court the tape of a memo he dictated about the April 15 conversation with Dean-although Nixon's version is hardly apt to satisfy any of the many Watergate investigators. Some are openly skeptical of the White House claims and suspect that the missing April 15 tape might have been destroyed when Haldeman had it in his possession in July. Warren insisted that Nixon was determined "to clear up this matter" of the tapes and again felt compelled to reiterate that Nixon...
...actors look their parts perfectly--the sexy secretaries, the aging insurance salesmen. But they rely too much on their characterizations. Michael Ricardo's portrayal of Chuck Baxter has in both face and manner a beautifully apt combination of Superboy and kewpie doll. But this is carried no further than his face; as a result he creates a one-dimensional character. Ricardo deserves praise for being able to survive this demanding role--although he doesn't really build a great level of intensity that needs maintaining...
Biographer Day shows a good deal of discernment when treating Lowry as a charming poseur. He quotes some apt lines from Auden's In Praise of Limestone that characterize those youths who are unable To conceive a god whose temper-tantrums are moral/ And not to be pacified by a clever line/ Or a good...
...week he won 56% of the vote in the nominating primary against Millionaire Democrat James M. Carney.* Perk took office two years ago, succeeding Carl Stokes and changing the tone of city hall from soul food to sauerkraut. To unseat him, Carney, an attorney and land developer, seemed an apt choice-a moderate white who represented both black and business interests and commanded the resources to run an estimated $100,000 campaign. Perk spent hardly any money on advertising; instead, he capitalized on-and deepened-his personal popularity and purposeful ethnic Bunkerism. Perk did well in the white wards (where...
They were not apt to feel secure for long, however, since they were Mexicans who only 35 hours earlier had illegally crossed the border into the U.S. to take up life as mojados, or "wetbacks," as they call themselves. The men were passengers on a modern underground railroad, a burgeoning smuggling network that has immigration officials perplexed as to how to stop...