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...everywhere beer bottles and nervous wives. For the two dozen former Special Forces men jammed into the hotel suite for their reunion, many dressed in fatigues, there had clearly never been a Veterans Day quite like this. "How are the Green Berets different?" piped up former Sergeant Mark Atchison. Tougher? Smarter? No. "We believed it. We tried to win their hearts and minds. We never called 'em 'gooks.' " An instant later at the bar an argument about a shoulder patch turned into an abortive brawl. "A lot of people here," suggested Russ Lindley, a long-haired...
Milwaukee equivalent, Rollie Fingers, was not. But which of these teams was more appealing is a tougher call. There has often been more glory in a World Series, but seldom so little guile. Both teams seemed to enjoy themselves hugely and, except for the quiet man, Cardinal Rightfielder George Hendrick, said so. The series was unclassic but fun, distinguished for more than a bunch of infield hits and a 2-hr. 15-min. rain delay...
...Every thorough study has shown that the threat of death is not an effective deterrent. Proponents argue that, nevertheless, the death penalty is needed to prevent repeat offenders. The prospects of a convicted mass murder roving through the Square after getting parole is indeed frightening. But the solution is tougher sentencing standards, not killing felons...
...argues that "I don't think the issues are liberal or conservative." He adds that "we're gonna be tougher than anyone has ever been in this county. We've had enough of this tough talk from people like Guy that you have to be a conservative to handle this...
This is probably too much of a good thing. And Updike, while disagreeing with former critics of his methods, has noticeably reined in his writing in the past few years. His style has become tougher and more concrete. Says Author Roger Angell, who edits the Updike stories that appear in The New Yorker: "It seems to me that he's freed his writing from brilliance. He is a brilliant writer. But his prose has the brilliance of crystal; you can see through it. In reading the early Updike, you were aware of the writer. But now you find that...