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...Bork opposed civil rights legislation in the name of protecting the autonomy of state legislatures, he now opposes state gay rights legislation. Dworkin asks the appropriate question: does Bork's position in the latter cast doubt on his reasoning in the former. Could it be that Bork's guiding arrow is not a belief in the right of states to decide things for themselves, but rather his adherence to conservative prejudices...
Delta says the series of mistakes is an improbable coincidence that will not be repeated. Says Spokesman Jim Ewing: "We are a straight-arrow company. There is not one shred of evidence" linking the events. Still, Delta has begun its own investigation...
...that launched Dickey out of poetry circles and into the celebrity void. He was good, fast-drying copy. Big and burly as a stereotypical Southern sheriff (a role he played in the movie of Deliverance), he strummed a guitar, partied hard and shot at deer with a bow and arrow. His collection of poems, Buckdancer's Choice, won a 1966 National Book Award, but he was also a member of the warrior class, having flown Black Widow night fighters against the Japanese in the South Pacific...
...instead of directing it. With this picture he became a mensch." It surely marked a ! change from the snazzy, derivative thrillers (Carrie, Body Double) and dope operas (Scarface) that made him notorious. The new picture would be neither parody nor eulogy; it would be the story of a straight arrow, told with a straight face...
Revolution Books, which specializes in feminist, Marxist and Third World literature, will be moving from its Arrow Street location because its landlord has decided not to renew the store's lease, according to a worker at the Cambridge bookstore...