Word: gang
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...misadventures of a gang that can't rule straight," one side charged. "An energetic display of political distortion, half-baked ideas and the big-lie technique," countered the other. The latest salvos in the presidential campaign? No, just samples of the recent invective between James Miller, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and the man he replaced, Commissioner Michael Pertschuk. A staunch consumer advocate whose seven-year term at the FTC expired last week, Pertschuk left office fightin', feudin' and fumin'. He accused Miller, a Reagan appointee, of deliberately sidetracking the FTC's mission...
...Weaver, the rest by Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright) is straightforward, with nary a hint of narrative nudging. A few seem little more than sketches; in A Ship Loaded with Crabs, for instance, a group of young boys explores a half-sunken hulk, repulses a boarding by a rival gang and then swims off. But that is not quite all. A resonance lingers; the sound of splashing and the play of light and shadow remain to tease the imagination. If he had never gone beyond the skill displayed in these early efforts, the world might not have recognized Calvino...
...case of Islamic Holy War, which has claimed responsibility for the past three attacks on American installations, it has apparently been impossible to ascertain its exact nature and membership. But, according to The New York Times, intelligence officials worldwide almost all agree that the Holy War gang has major links to the Iranian and Syrian governments, which have the most to gain from humiliating the America. Surely the United States has the capability to make life unpleasant for these two regimes, as they have so often done...
...Gang" faces separation, the one threat to its survival, the film becomes uncomfortably uneven. With all the tackiness represented by the taxi cab Yellow Mercedes, Santa Barbara suburbanites Gladys and Warren Fitzpatrick (Karen Black and Martin Mull) come to buy a child from the Sacred Heart. "We tried a dog." Exuding the charm of a used car salesman and the taste of John Rivers, Sister Serena markets her "kids" like a Romco television ad. "How about a conversation piece?" she asks, singling out her single Black charge. "Something South of the Border?" Our caricatured Ozzie and Harriet demur. "We already...
...Mary Lou moves over for Carl Lewis as he goes for the rest in his quest for four; the "Gang of 10s" gymnasts hand off to Mary Decker; the swimmers make way for track and field; and the ongoing sports, like boxing and basketball, get down to particular climaxes, as if there have not been plenty already. The little events continue merrily. A problem with the Olympics is that the perfect vault is followed immediately by the perfect encore, by the national anthem, by the next game, race or relay. The gold medals run together...