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...always thought it was peculiar that Devin was surrounded by reporters and was resentful of the reporters for trying to create a controversy that isn't really there," says McDougall. "But in the long run, it's nice having an attractive girl around the boathouse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Devin Mahony | 10/20/1984 | See Source »

...resonance for young voters today, who are caught up in a surge of patriotic feeling. "They have not had disillusioning events in their lives," says Reagan Pollster Richard Wirthlin. Moreover, for all Reagan's talk about old-fashioned values, he frequently exudes a youthful impetuosity of spirit. "The peculiar thing about Reagan is that he is both brash and a preacher of traditional values," says an aide. "He can say, 'You ain't seen nothin' yet' and get away with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan's Youthful Boomlet | 10/8/1984 | See Source »

Whether Harvard runs or passes from the peculiar formation remains to be seen, as does how often the squad uses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Restic Adds Gimmick to Multiflex | 10/6/1984 | See Source »

...Soviets, the majority say, walked out of Geneva because they don't want peace. Even to its authors, this conclusion must seem peculiar. The fact is, they just have to attack the USSR for something. It doesn't really matter what. That's why Sharansky and Sakharov show up in an editorial nominally about nuclear arms talks. Not sure if the Geneva walk-out alone would constitute harsh enough evidence against the Soviets, the authors throw in the sure-fire dissident issue, to reassure their readership, and perhaps themselves, that the USSR really is the bad guy, in arms-control...

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: Ad Hominem Attacks | 10/3/1984 | See Source »

...glimpse into an American childhood world the "Brady Bunch" et al wouldn't even allow in their outtakes. Still, the humor that might make Bad Manners more than just a fun night out with yourself disappoints in the end. Filmed in under backing, it sports an uneven quality peculiar to low-budget Hollywood. If Bobby Houston follows through with plans to offer a second with a larger budget, Bad Manners II could retain its humor and develop into the better movie it often hints at. But then you'd probably have to take someone along to see that movie...

Author: By Clark J. Freshman, | Title: One From the Gross-Out School | 9/28/1984 | See Source »

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