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...work may be admirable, but is a stint of public service the just deserts of crime? Many people would say no, but they may not be the same ones who must contend with the bedlam of American prisons. In recent years, a get- tough trend toward longer sentences and more of them has had a predictable consequence. Even as crime rates generally declined during the first half of the 1980s, inmate numbers tracked wild ballistics of their own, increasing by nearly 60%. The nation's prison population now stands at a record 529,000, a total that grows...
...global politics. When he visits world leaders, he is no longer the loyally mum Vice President; he speaks out, and with assurance. Today Bush is far less conciliatory about the Soviets than when he served in the early 1970s as United Nations Ambassador and envoy to China; a subsequent stint as director of the CIA acutely altered his views of the Kremlin's objectives around the world. Bush the moderate became more hawkish. Now he speaks out sharply in behalf of the Nicaraguan contras and is not reluctant to employ weapons and money elsewhere to expand democracy. Meanwhile he pushes...
...Dallas to bad reviews is hardly what most theatrical producers would consider an auspicious beginning. But it turned out to be just that in the case of Legends, starring Mary Martin and Carol Channing as a pair of feuding veteran stage actresses. Without benefit of critical acclaim or a stint on the Great White Way, the comedy by Playwright James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line) has grossed nearly $10 million since starting its 23-city run last January. This January the stars will end their touring in Palm Beach. "I was 73 the other day," says Martin. "My body doesn...
Green Bay Packers' offensive line coach Jerry Wampfler speaks highly of Moore's stint in Wisconsin. "He's a very intelligent guy. He was football smart, and he got a lot out of his ability," says Wampfler. "We put him at tight end on the goal line because he certainly wasn't noted for his speed, but when the ball was thrown to him, he caught...
Still trying to regain last year's co-MVP form after missing more than a month of practice, Phillips also made four steals, grabbed three rebounds, and handed out two assists in his longest stint of the young season...