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...Paul Brock, the hero of Avery Corman's THE BIG HYPE (Simon & Schuster; $19), is a low-profile writer and family man transformed by a Manhattan show- business promoter into a national phenomenon. The money is swell, but Brock wants to cling to his artistic integrity as if it were an old sports jacket. Corman (Oh, God!) has a light comic touch that allows Brock to have it both ways and remain an appealing character. A bit of fantasy is also disarming. Corman works in guest appearances by film and literary stars, including the reclusive J.D. Salinger, who says, "Sometime...
However, Morris Brock (Stanley Matis), the folk singer from hell, steals the show. Much of the movie is narrated from his nihilistic point of view. Motivated by intense sibling rivalry and a deep love for European dictators, Brock collaborates with the terrorists. What's more, his music seems to be motivated by a dislike of all mankind. "Why do we feed the broads" highlights his set of wonderfully vicious folk tunes...
When Senator Brock Adams of Washington quit his bid for re-election last week, hours after the Seattle Times charged him with sexual misconduct toward eight unnamed female employees or political associates, the liberal Democrat said he had been destroyed by "hypothetical comments by hypothetical people." For most Americans, who read only excerpts or summaries in their local dailies, the implication was strong that Adams had been victimized by flimsy reporting of unsubstantiated -- even fabricated -- claims from political enemies. The enduring image was of a haggard Adams, flanked by his supportive wife and daughter, denouncing his accusers as too cowardly...
...William Brock, for example, who was Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Labor from 1985 to 1987, ranked 11th in the order of presidential succession and was on the evacuation list. Brock said he never went anywhere without his special card. During one exercise, he recalls, he went to the Mall in the center of Washington and was helicoptered to Mount Weather. Brock said he took "absolutely nothing" with...
...staff of 20 in a downtown high-rise, casting for new industries to balance the state's volatile energy base. "We tell people that humidity is good for the skin and that you can work on your golf handicap all year round," says Houston development chief John Brock. "It's hardball now. As bad times hit, everyone is discovering the benefits of economic development...