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...Washington journalist in the early '60s, writes from experience. But there is no master clef to this roman. Axel reads like a composite rather than a copy. He has spent more than half his years in chronic pain caused by wounds suffered during World War II. His marriage to Sylvia, a wellborn New Yorker and poet, was a mismatch. "Government's the opiate of the patrician masses," she tells him shortly before walking out. Her parting shot is that Axel, former oss operative and friend of Presidents, has "too many secrets, not enough mystery...
...discussion tomorrow on "Science and Creativity" will feature several scientific fellows, including marine biologist Sylvia Earle, a Bunting Fellow from...
...from experience," says TIME's R.Z. Sheppard. "But there is no master clef to this roman. Protagonist Axel Behl reads like a composite rather than a copy. He has spent more than half his years in chronic pain caused by wounds suffered during World War II. His marriage to Sylvia, a wellborn New Yorker and poet, was a mismatch. Her parting shot before leaving is that Axel, former OSS operative and friend of Presidents, has 'too many secrets, not enough mystery.' Ironically, what sets Echo House apart from the hyperrealities of the usual Washington novel is precisely...
...Acting director of the United States Bureau of Land Management Sylvia Baca yesterday, concerning the federal government's new reghulations aimed at protecting wild horses...
BORN: Feb. 28, 1938, Crosby, N. Dak. EDUCATION: Augsburg College, B.A., 1959 FAMILY: Wife, Sylvia; two children RELIGION: Lutheran MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Public official POLITICAL CAREER: Minnesota House, 1961-78; U.S. House, 1978- ADDRESS: 2425 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 310, Minneapolis...