Word: kids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brother Buck (mother's favorite) died in a boating accident which Conrad survived. Beth "buried the best of her love" with Buck, and Conrad has been punishing himself ever since. Beth's rejection, Calvin's ineffectual concern and Conrad's own self-criticism and guilt conspire to make the kid a wreck. But it's not all downhill; Conrad gets help from his psychiatrist (Hirsch), who adds some welcome humor, and a charming, slightly awkward girl from choir practice (Elizabeth McGovern...
...most Pennsylvania elections, the battle for the seat vacated by Sen. Richard Schweiker (R.-Pa.) will become an East/West conflict. Democratic candidate Peter Flaherty, Pittsburgh's whiz-kid mayor during the early '70s counts on strong support from his hometown and the surrounding industrial valleys, while the Republican contender, former Philadelphia District Attorney Arlen Spector seems to maintain the allegiance of the densely-populated southeast...
...while the boys in brown were scurrying with such success on the gridiron, every private school kid in New York City began dreaming of four years on the Providence River. And of bringing their unique life-style with them...
...despite the kid-glove treatment Marcos has received from Carter, he no doubt hopes for a Ronald Reagan victory next week, one that would assure him of being free from a whimsical human rights policy. Then the dictator could really bear down on his people, and "order" could be maintained at any expense. When he can no longer hold out--no matter which American candidate assumes office--the U.S. will either have to orchestrate a deft diplomacy or lose its influence in the Philippines. The State Department's motives are perfectly understandable in a historical vacuum: but the tragedy...
Forbert faces sullenly forward on the naugahyde couch, a kid called once more into the principal's office and sick...