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...during the postwar conservatism of the 1950s. After 20 years of depression and war, a future that promised a secure job, a steady mate and two children seemed more than enough. There were, of course, degrees of modest expectations. Maggie recalls the remarks of her childhood friend Serena, just before Serena married a boy named Max: "It's just time to marry, that's all . . . I'm so tired of dating! I'm so tired of keeping up a good front! I want to sit on the couch with a regular, normal husband and watch TV for a thousand years...
...moment she fetches the old family Dodge from the body shop and immediately has a fender bender with a delivery truck. She had been distracted by the coming activities of the day: first, to drive with Ira 90 miles to Deer Lick, Pa., to attend the funeral of Serena's husband Max; second, and more important, to detour on the way home to try to persuade her estranged daughter-in-law Fiona to return to Baltimore with her baby...
...while Ira and Maggie are in their car. Driving with one's spouse is, of course, a leading cause of marital tension, especially if one of the party has just banged up the conveyance. Max's funeral provides an opportunity for the class of '56 to indulge its nostalgia. Serena insists on showing her wedding movies. Snatches of Moonglow, I Almost Lost My Mind and Unchained Melody are recalled. Sugar, the aging class beauty, sings Que Sera, Sera during the service and wonders if it was in good taste...
...NOTEBOOK: Several Radcliffe rowers are trying out for the Olympics. Present oarswomen Juliet Thompson and twin sisters Betsy and Mary McCagg will be in Indianapolis this week, seeking spots on the U.S. Olympic team...Former Radcliffe crew women Serena Eddy and Allison Townley will also be stroking for a chance to go to Seoul for the United States...Heavyweight bowman Jillian Buriak will try to make the Canadian Olympic team as a rower. Buriak, a sophomore, was a nationally-ranked kayaker until she joined the Radcliffe crew. She had a good chance to go to Korea as a kayaker until...
...Black and White lost four seniors from last year's crew, including national-team rowers Alison Townley, Lindsay Burns and Serena Eddy. And this year's crew is very young, comprised mainly of juniors and sophomores...