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Dougherty proposes to jet up there on an impromptu rescue mission, despite the imminence of Hurricane Alice. Meanwhile, back at the launch pad, biting their lips behind the control panel during all this are the astronauts' wives, who await an even more vital decision: Which of the trio will sacrifice his oxygen to save his buddies? The wrangle between Control and Dougherty is reminiscent of the old I'll-take-the-biplane-up-you-stay-here-and-marry-Jane disputes. But then, so is the whole plot...
...Left has made substantial contributions, particularly in painfully rubbing the American conscience on a number of issues-Viet Nam, poverty, racism-where pain is appropriate. When the cant is dropped, moreover, The New Left Reader provides brilliant and striking perceptions. In The May Day Manifesto, a trio of British New Leftists write against empire, the cold war and the concept of consensus with wit, clarity and a cutting edge that once would have deserved to be called Tory. Frantz Fanon is ingeniously convincing on the subtle significance of the Algerian woman's veil, first in the tyranny, finally...
...mirrored chandelier whirls, the trio blares Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, and the master of ceremonies booms, "Yow-sah, yowsah, yowsah." The place is the Aragon Ballroom in Los Angeles, the time is the Depression, and the event is an extravagance of sadomasochism known as the Marathon Dance...
Fast-improving Rowley Hazard will jump with Ferner and Platz, making a trio which should be second only to Dartmouth, Hazard has been out with a broken ankle, but will probably be ready for the carnivals and championship meets in February...
That same trio had been the Crimson's top three finishers in last year's NCAA's when the team was ninth, and Pottetti had earned All-American status by being among the top 25. The Crimson had run then without captain Doug Hardin and Shaw...