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...toy with our Constitution. A modern-day convention would only create chaos and destroy the subtleties, language and spirit of the 1787 document. If our elected representatives cannot resolve through legislative action issues now facing us such as the deficit, a balanced budget and government waste, then how could they possibly make a success of a constitutional convention...
Nobody wants every adventure picture to be as tame as a Spielberg cuddly toy. But RoboCop's pleasures are cold comfort. The thrills it elicits could have been generated by a very bright computer. The laughter it provokes catches in the throat like a nettle from the bottom of a popcorn...
...Nancy (Melinda Dillon) and the kids, Sarah and Ernie, are out on a camping trip when -- Sasquatch! -- their car hits a large furry creature. Sure enough, it's Bigfoot, the legendary man- beast. And sure enough, Harry, as George dubs him, is one more cuddly pal from the Spielberg Toy Factory. He smiles and mewls winsomely, presents Sarah with a bouquet, and sleeps in the Hendersons' living room with Ernie, a teddy bear and the family dog. As Harry might say, Uggghhh! Director and Co-Author William Dear, who helmed a funny segment of Spielberg's Amazing Stories, here apes...
...pistol's realistic ability to hit a target with an infrared light beam has made the Lazer Tag gun the hottest high-tech toy on the market, although it has been condemned by critics for promoting violence. Now the game's realism appears to have cost a young player his life. One night last week Leonard Falcon, 19, and three young friends were darting about Central Elementary % School in Rancho Cucamonga, a suburban town 45 miles east of Los Angeles, zapping each other with the beams from their guns. During the mock combat, Falcon jumped from behind bushes, assumed...
Authorities say the officer was investigating a report of armed prowlers in the schoolyard; in the darkness the distinct flash of light from the toy gun made it look as if a real pistol were being fired. "The deputy reacted as he had been trained to react," said City Manager Lauren M. Wasserman. "He had a hundredth of a second to make a decision." Said the boy's father Joseph Falcon, who had been uneasy about the toy guns: "Something has got to be done to warn people...