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Some of the few funny moments in Suite Dreams also turn out to be Yang's inventions. For instance, a lamentable bellhop at the hotel (well-played by Blake Spraggins) always seems to have his itchy hand out for a non-existent tip. He later laments that "I should 'a listened to my wife and been a podiatrist" instead of staying with the "bellhop" trade...
...Chicago, Buettner-Janusch was one of the most colorful people on campus. He was a dramatic character, one who stood out in a crowd. He thought of himself as a celebrity--powerful, elegant, witty. But he was so flamboyant, and so egotistical, that it seemed at once a tip off to some hidden flaw," Leslie says...
...show of force is necessary, as Reagan reels from the Iran-contra scam. Pressure now could tip the scales in Congress against contra aid for 1988 and forever. Increased sanctions against South Africa could also gain momentum. The April 25th rally promises more than a good time--it promises real change...
Sleeping on the job is rarely productive, but in the control room of a nuclear power plant it can spell catastrophe. For that reason, officials of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission took swift action last week. While investigating a tip, they learned that control-room operators and supervisors at the Peach Bottom nuclear plant near Delta, Pa., have been regularly sleeping at the switch for at least the past five months. Calling the power station, which is 35 miles northeast of Baltimore, an "immediate threat to the public health and safety," NRC officials ordered the plant shut down -- the first such...
Some Senate Republicans have described the plan as ``a goodbye present for [former Speaker of the House Thomas P.] `Tip' O'Neill,'' President Reagan and his Congressional supporters have characterized the package as a classic example of the Democratic "pork barrel" politics which were often associated with O'Neill's career...