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Before the crack of Pesky's bat hitting infield practice or the smell of cigar that for some reason is only tolerable here or the damp, salty, Fenway frank or the shove for autographs around the dugout, it's the green that hits you, and your eyes that tell you that you're back...
...stage set between sunny crowds and smiling skies. Then a closeup of Ronald Reagan, standing against a blue backdrop (always blue) and delivering in patented style (bob of the head, hint of a grin) a homey Americanism. Cut to the faces of his listeners, some aglow in admiration, others damp with tears. A band bursts into melody, balloons sail heavenward, and cheers erupt from a thousand throats...
This summer's severe insect infestation has also struck North Dakota, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Nevada. Heavy snows, followed by a cool, damp spring, led to what farm experts called "a real good hatch" of grasshoppers. Idaho had requested $10 million in federal funds to spray with Malathion, the chemical used to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly. But experts question its use at this late stage. Says South Dakota Entomologist Ben Kantack: "If we spray now, we're just spraying for revenge...
...name. I cannot hear it. Jackson introduces me to Michael, saying that I am from TIME magazine. He adds, "We just had a nice long interview." Michael and I shake hands. His hand feels like a cloud. He barely says "Hi." His friend extends his hand, which is damp. He seems nervous. Michael stares with his almond eyes for a long minute and turns to the television. There is silence and I feel that Joe is uncomfortable. It is so dark I cannot see anything. We back out of the room and Joe shuts the door. We walk away...
...that modern archetype also practiced his wiles in similarly unpromising venues. Snider's equivalent of the New England territory is the wet-T-shirt contest, the dream of multimillion-dollar sales for a Dorothy Stratten poster. There is, however, this huge difference between these figures: where Loman was damp with pathos, Snider burns with rage as he watches his discovery moving up and away from him. Seeing through the hypocrisy of those who build empires on sleaze, he cannot believe they will shut him out just because he wears snakeskin cowboy boots to their revels or drapes a prematurely...