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...slapstick--creates its own sensibilities. Almost anything can fly in a musical if the songs are good, the dancing snappy, and the jokes, if not hilarious, at least well-timed. The willing suspension of disbelief that lies at the heart of the theater can become practically cryogenic under the spell of all that glitter. Complete strangers start singing in harmony, villains start tapdancing--no one will bat an eye if it's snappy enough. A.W.O.L. has all of the elements required for a good musical--maybe too many--but one begins to suspect that even though the cast and orchestra...
...Toyota, Datsun and Honda spell relief for many American families, they spell crisis for the Big Three U.S. automobile manufacturers. The Chrysler Corporation's crippling drop in sales has turned it into a ward of the government, while Ford's and General Motors' record sales drops have left the two companies begging for help in protecting against a further Japanese on-slaught. Detroit has recently requested that the government help limit imports, so that it can recoup sales and build a base for developing new car lines to compete with its formidable opposition. In response, the Reagan administration has reported...
...then the spirit of democracy fell upon the land, and the throne was no more. The bounty and the treasure was spread abroad, and top-notch swim clubs could be found across the country. California no longer holds top-notch swimming completely under its spell, and if you want proof you need look no farther than the Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins overall championship at last July's Outdoor Nationals...
...California's magic spell really completely broken? Cincinnati's Pursley doesn't think so: "Given a choice between spending the summer swimming outdoors in California or indoors at Cincinnati's Natatorium, all other things being equal. California still looks pretty attractive...
...also wondered whether the patient consent forms proposed by the Utah doctors fully spell out the kind of life the implant recipient should expect. The heart runs on compressed air and is electrically powered. That means the patient will be permanently tethered to air hoses and plugged into an electrical outlet, a sedentary, chair-to-bed existence...