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...Catton takes leave of the Civil War to recall his own boyhood in Benzonia, then and now a tiny town on Michigan's northwestern frontier. It is a land where life is still "easy and pleasant, with fish to be caught and clear lakes for swimming." Yet as Catton looks out his window, he can see the threatening white domes of early-warning radar installations...
Catton remembers his early days, when the present was pleasant and the future was not to be doubted. "Mercifully," he writes, "we could not know that when it finally came, the future would frighten us more than anything else on earth. We were at halfway house; the quarters were good, the grounds were pleasant, and there was a fine view of the surrounding country. What more could we want...
Senior Bill Kapler and sophomore Brien O'Neill have both helped Manakas pace leading the team in rebounds while O'Neill's ball-hawking defense and 9.0 points per game average have proven to be a pleasant surprise for Carrel...
...wild changes of mood and attitude, from very human comedy to sharp satire to a sort of urchin wistfulness. Her reactions to her characters are so complex and abrupt that the audience is always kept lagging a little behind and slightly off balance. It is an odd sensation, but pleasant...
Some leading builders accept the new rules for good business reasons. "In the long run," says Haywood Elliott, president of the lending institution of Sutro Mortgage Investment Trust, "the development that gives a place to beauty and pleasant environment certainly enhances the value of a project." Barbara Sayre Casey, vice president of the home-building firm of Kaufman & Broad, adds: "Every builder is now in the same position. If you did an environmentally sound job that cost you more, you were penalized. Someone could go across the street, do a cheap job and undersell...