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...overnight; radical extremists blackmail high government officials in the Executive Office Buildings formerly faithful wives contribute to their husbands' downfalls; innocent bystanders are shot; and in a scene probably included as a memorial to Agnew's former boss, a long forgotten voice-activated tape recorder is found in a closet. In all fairness, Agnew deserves credit for one imaginative twist in the plot. But the vast majority of "suspenseful" scenes in the book strain credulity; at the end of some chapters one expects to read, "And then I woke...
Make no mistake: whether or not it's affordable, Soldiers Field Park is not seedy. Its apartments are sparkling white, with wall-to-wall carpeting and, in most cases, small porches. They're cleanly and efficiently designed--plenty of closet space, low ceilings, Diz-Poz-Alls and refrigerators. There are two model apartments in the complex, and the one furnished by Design Research looks exactly right. The other, filled with antiques and books, is wildly incongruous. Soldiers Field Park is the kind of place where you can live an orderly, uncluttered, crime-free life. Leave the work at the office...
...defense went wrong when the Hearsts fired San Francisco Lawyer Terrence Hallinan and imported Bailey from Boston. He underestimated the San Francisco level of sophistication when he adopted the line about the poor little blonde and the big bad black in the deep dark closet...
...face reddened with anger, and he began to sweat. Instead of softening his language, he spoke of housing policies in terms of "black intrusion," of "alien groups" and of "a diametrically opposite kind of family." Some blacks began to suspect that Carter was showing signs of being a closet racist, even though his record in private and public life has demonstrated that he is not. Other critics suggested that he was using the offending words to try to win the support of white ethnics...
...London for the first time since the announcement of his separation from Princess Margaret, discovered another yardstick. His Tussaud statue has not been melted. But it has been carted up to a storeroom above the exhibition hall. Tony will have some company in exile. Among his companions in the closet: former President Richard Nixon, who was removed from view after his resignation...