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Take the sleuths on the case. Sergeant De Grier and Adjutant Grijpstra cannot claim the instinct for violence or the deductive brilliance that makes for popular detectives. But the two plainclothesmen on the Amsterdam police force are far from plain. As they doggedly pursue their "eternal search" for "who knows something," they find sweetness in old whores, humor in dachshunds, beauty in drab streets...
...true murderer seems guilty only of an act of reason. In the end, just desserts are separated from legal justice. Van de Wetering, writing with pace, freshness and laconic precision, clearly relishes the ironies. Nor is he done with them. Happily, he promises to bring back the appealing De Grier and Grijpstra in sequels to confront more of life's mysteries...
...stop for Bicentennial celebrations in several Southwestern cities. San Jose is recreating a 19th century ambience in six square blocks and twelve buildings, including a firehouse, hardware store and bank. Los Angeles has lined up Comedians Dick and Tom Smothers, former Astronaut Scott Carpenter, former Professional Football Star Roosevelt Grier and a dozen others to design and sew a Bicentennial Celebrity Quilt...
...Trevino--had bypassed the Pleasant Valley Classic, either because they thought the course's super-narrow fairways were an unfair test or because they wanted to tune their games for the up-coming PGA Championship. Johnny Miller, former U.S. Open and British Open Champion Tony Jacklin, and tour veteran Grier Jones had withdrawn from the tournament for a variety of dissimilar reasons, while such stars as Bert Yancey, Frank Beard and Bob Goalby had failed to make the 36-hole cut of 148 (six over par on the 7305-yard, par 71 Pleasant Valley course). Even so, the chances...
...especially adventurous--most of his repertoire is tried-and-true middle of the road soft rock--but he does an exciting job with what he sings. Womack also has a terrific soul revue, including a huge band and three female backup singers, one of whom is sometimes Pam Grier, Rosie's sister. At the Sugar Shack all weekend...