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...hard to pin down exactly why the Leverett gang can't meet even these relatively simple challenges. The music alone hints at the exuberance that must permeate other productions. But disappointingly, dancers and actors prance through hackneyed plot twists with situation-comedy blocking, alternately mouthing highflown platitudes and one-liners till any tension, believeable motivation or even logical flow becomes lost in confusion...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Purlie's Paltry Persuasion | 12/10/1981 | See Source »

Last week the FBI was still trying to pin down how much Allen received from the Japanese. For some reason, the figure $10,000 was written on both the envelope containing the cash and on "some kind of receipt" found in Allen's safe. Officials of the Japanese magazine quickly insisted they paid only $ 1,000 to Allen. Two aides to the National Security Adviser also confirmed to the FBI that the envelope held only ten $100 bills. Secretary of the Navy John Lehman said he remembered Allen's telling him that he planned to turn it over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Many Lingering Questions | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...Triangle's overt heroes belong to a tough little unit called Group M, which spearheaded British intelligence in New York. They are engaged in a desperate effort to pin down Otter and keep the Atlantic sea lanes open. As an ironic result of Gates' own efforts to track down the master saboteur, the British group is convinced that he is the Otter. Gates meanwhile has found out that the German has smuggled over a minisub and plans to torpedo the Queen Mary with 15,000 troops aboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tides of War | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

...after the whole species. But, as I understand it, they're all closely related anyway. Apparently someone associated with the Patriots' Pin-ups, or whatever they call that twitch team out at Foxboro, helped Harvard's corps get organized...

Author: By Howard N. Mead, | Title: Sideline Shenanigans | 11/20/1981 | See Source »

...after a perfect launch from the Kennedy Space Center last Thursday, causing the flight to be shortened. White said the cell will be analyzed when the shuttle is returned next Wednesday to Cape Canaveral, Fla., from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where Engle and Truly brought Columbia to a pin-point landing Saturday afternoon...

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, | Title: The Shuttle Story: Short but Sweet | 11/18/1981 | See Source »

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