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...play is set in post-Depression Pittsburgh. When gentle Doaker Charles's (Carl Gordon) nephew Boy Willie (Charles S. Dutton) comes to visit, the youngster wreaks havoc on the calm home Doaker shares with his widowed niece Berneice (Starletta Dupois) and Berneice's daughter Maretha (Jaye Skinner). Dupois plays Berneice with unswerving, impressive ferocity despite the fact that Wilson tends to give all of the best moments to Boy Willie...
Anthropologists speak of the origin myths of tribes. The children of the post-World War II baby boom, 76 million of them, were -- and in ways, still are -- an enormous tribe. The year 1968 represents the origin myth of that tribe...
...pedals," says Gene Berthelsen of the California department of transportation. He points out that the average speed on rural interstates before the limit was raised was 62 m.p.h.; the average speed on 65-m.p.h. interstates in California is now 64.5 m.p.h. Says Berthelsen: "We feel it's wiser to post speeds that people are already going...
...this season of the character issue, nothing appears to stick to Robertson and Jackson. They could be called the Teflon Twins of post-Reagan politics, unabashed and unapologetic about intemperate statements, personality flaws and boastful exaggerations on their resumes. Robertson and Jackson remain carefree riders on the political roller coaster, rarely having to worry about the bumps and twists that have buffeted Gary Hart, Joseph Biden and Michael Dukakis. As other candidates pepper their rivals with grapeshot, these two preacher- politicians continue to have immunity from all but the most tepid criticism...
Murdoch, under a June 30 deadline for resolving a dual ownership in Kennedy's home state of Massachusetts, has declared he will keep the Boston Herald and sell WXFT television. In New York, Murdoch has until March 6 to rid himself either of the Post or WYNW television...