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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...difficulty, and the act sags until Frederick Neumann, as the John Huston-like director John Bean, takes things over. Neumann shines as the horny, hearty old American ("It's a simple name--I am a simple man.") whose vision of the revolution comprises mostly blood and tits; his prostrated plea for directorship of the film salvages the first act. Here, too, we learn the significance of the weighty title: "Washington" is to be the name of the film, and "has it legs?" is movie parlance for "will...

Author: By Jonathon B. Propp, | Title: Myths, Movies and Men | 1/28/1981 | See Source »

Cucinotta, 35, has never seen the Supreme Court. His turf is Philadelphia's criminal courts; his forte is plea bargaining with prosecutors, not constitutional advocacy. But in a few months, he will be in the high bench's marble temple in Washington to argue an important case involving the right to counsel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Sam's Hour of Glory?and Agony | 1/26/1981 | See Source »

...GUERRILLA member, whose impassioned plea to Epps got him to meet with student representatives Wednesday morning, explained her thinking: "I was really tired and those freshmen looked like they were ready to stay all night. I had to do something...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: 24-Hour Shuffle | 1/16/1981 | See Source »

...larger conspiracy. This attack objects to the sociobiology stance which insists that humans are passive vehicles for either our genes or our environment. Strongly anti-determinist, the proponents of this argument insist that humans are active agents who shape their own destinies. In short, it is a plea for the power of free will. This position largely ignores the material in Wilson's book rather than confronting...

Author: By Michael Stein, | Title: The Natural vs. the Natural | 1/16/1981 | See Source »

Twenty-two anti-draft protestors, arrested for "idle and disorderly conduct" while demonstrating Saturday in front of a post office on Mt. Auburn St., yesterday entered a plea of "not guilty" at their arraignment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Draft Protesters Plead 'Not Guilty' to Charges | 1/13/1981 | See Source »

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