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The clear contrast between the contenders over gun control emerged at the end of last Wednesday's nationally televised Columbia University debate when moderator Dan Rather asked for a brief position on the issue. The Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed several strong measures; Mondale said he supported a ban on the...
Compelling facts do not always cohere into riveting drama. But Mann, author of the social documentary play Still Life, has shaped the trial transcript and other relevant comments into antiphonal form: the lament of a hard-nosed cop will be answered by a raucous drag queen; the surreal anguish of...
In all three states, younger blacks were Jackson's most enthusiastic supporters. In Alabama, he was backed by 67% of black voters aged 18 to 49, compared with 45% of the over-50 crowd. In Florida, 68% of the vim-and-vigor vote went to Jackson while only 52...
While Bedelia, as Shirley, gives an admirable performance, the lines do not give her a chance to express the complete range of her character. She is stifled by Friedman's stiff unemotional dialogue. Unlike Rocky, with whom the audience seemed to sweat and also cheer. Shirley is a cold, almost...
The giant CH-46 helicopter lifted off slowly from its landing pad inside the U.S. Marine compound, its pilot careful to avoid jerking the huge netted crate that hung like ballast beneath it. With machine gunners at the ready, it whirred low over the beachside terrain and headed for U.S...