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...movie Superman is a different matter. He has to contend with Margot Kidder as a liberated Lois Lane who can look on him with an earthy yen ("How big are you?" she asks in a tone that even Superman can almost understand). In Superman II she throws herself into the Niagara River just above the falls to tempt Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent into revealing his identity by rescuing her. Kent avoids the trap by helping her out with a tree branch. Only when they are drying off in front of a fireplace does his failure to be scorched...
...times are troubled for Dudley, the house that is not a house. The on-campus center for nonresident students is the focus of complaints from both transfer students and frustrated administrators. The house administration must contend with rumors that Dudley faces closure, and at the same time attempt to place Dudley on an equal footing with the residential houses...
Mexican officials frown on information provided by sources like Gabriel. They contend that the informants attempt to save their own skin by spreading unverifiable tales about prominent people. True, Gabriel is no angel; his DFS job involved reselling drugs that had been seized by other Mexican police. Still, many of his allegations have the ring of truth. Mexico thoroughly reorganized the DFS in 1985. Says one U.S. investigator of Gabriel: "Whom he says he knows, he knows. He calls them. He talks with them about drugs. We're satisfied that what he says is true...
...dispute that the glitzy publicity is a slick promotional tool. "It's an opportunity to market themselves," says NBC Producer Linda Ellman, who worked with Maria Shriver in Los Angeles. "The more publicity they get, the more people are likely to watch them." The strongest detractors contend that any benefits may be illusory. By playing at being sex objects, they warn, even the most successful women run the risk of eroding their hard-earned credibility...
Republicans contend House leaders want to pass the bill in time to give Dukakis a boost for the "Super Tuesday" presidential caucuses and primaries in 20 states next week...