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...righteous reformer vowed that the first bill he would send to Congress would be one limiting the influence of political-action committees. Even more characteristic is the carrot that Dukakis dangled before Iowa voters: a promise to hold the first in a series of regional economic-development conferences in Davenport in February...
...play, which is set on a Southern Army base during World War II centers around the continuing struggle of a Black officer, Captain Richard Davenport, to receive the respect that his rank deserves, and the lost struggle of another Black officer, Sergeant Vernon C. Waters, who failed to maintain his dignity as a man or as a soldier. The plot consists of Davenport's investigation of Waters' murder and the added tensions it imposes upon the all Black company of army soldiers and their white commanding officers...
Eric Dandridge does a good job in the role of Davenport, but there is room for improvement. In the scenes where Davenport faces Captain Taylor, a white officer, there are definite traces of racial tension as Taylor comes to grips with the Black man who is his equal. Although Dandridge plays Davenport as witty and almost stern, at times during these conflicts with Taylor he misses the mark by not giving Davenport the attitude of a fighter. Dandridge also does not succeed in strongly portraying the anguish Davenport must experience as he struggles to maintain the dignity of his stripes...
Customers' reactions to the opening of the ATMs ranged from enthusiastic to apathetic. Said one customer, Susan Davenport '89, "It is great because I hate standing in line, and this really makes it a lot easier...
...Rowning,p x x x x Totals 26 2 7 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E B.C. 2 0 1 4 0 00 7 12 1 Harvard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2 B.C. IP H R ER BB K Davenport (W) 7 7 2 2 1 3 Harvard IP H R ER BB K Rowning...