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...events without obstacles to leap over, the Crimson was just as successful Dwayne Jones flew by the other runners in the 400. From the crack of the gun. Jones was out in front, though he wasn't able to shake Bruin Arnold West until the last turn, when West faded, finishing a far second behind Jones. In the 200. Jones again proved to be unbeatable, taking first with a time of 21.5, while teammate Jay Hudson finished fourth, after taking second...
...refined coke, only about 4% of the amount that leaves the country but more tonnage than was confiscated in the U.S. Persuading Colombia to step up its efforts will be difficult. Explains Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Clyde Taylor: "It is politically hard for them to crack down on coca production if it is seen as reacting to pressure from the U.S. against the poor peasant farmers...
...press corps, whether reporting for print or broadcast, do in fact use the replies to Donaldson's queries. Says a rival from another network: "Sam is the first one out of the block, and the rest of us need him in a White House as tough to crack as this one." Howell Raines, former White House correspondent for the New York Times, agrees. Says he: "Donaldson plays an important role, asking the obvious question that everyone wants the answer...
Every Tuesday night a tall, lean man with a white mustache arrives at a darkened and building about a mile northwest of the White House and jams a package into a crack between the glass doors of the entrance. In red crayon the package is marked the New Republic (whose offices are on the second floor), but addressed to no one in particular there; it is signed TRB. The need for secrecy vanished years ago-everyone knows that TRB's Washington column is written by Richard L. Strout of the Christian Science Monitor-but Strout is a meticulous...
...while avoiding the usual pitfalls, this production falls instead into the Brechtian chasm. Were it any other play by Bertolt Brecht, this director and this cast could have produced something special. One can't fault them for choosing a hard nut to crack, and indeed, the play might shine with some more polishing. In any case, such a talented director and superb cast deserve a look...