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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...should be to further scientific knowledge of space. Even sending astronauts beyond earth orbit would be a welcome break from the cargo-hauler routine of the shuttle, for it would at least appeal to the imaginatior of the average person. Clearly, however the greatest scientific returns come from increased use of spacecraft. Although the shuttle is back in service, the United States still lacks a successful space program...
...that is the key to pulling off any affectation. You must not look like you're trying to do anything. Use any excuse or alibi--I like it, I think it looks good, it's all that was available, I did it on a dare--but never ever admit to an affectation...
...sister calls him Stinky, his brother does not believe that Philadelphia is the capital of Belgium. Naturally Spinky Sulks (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; $13.95). At age 81, William Steig can still use the cartoonist's technique to render the wounds of childhood and the consolations of pouting. Spinky receives entreaties from his mother, lectures from his father and apologies from his siblings. Eventually, of course, he comes around, but only on his terms and his schedule. In youth as in humor, timing is everything. Steig has not forgotten that either...
White complimented UNH's style of play, noting that they open up and use the whole ice. "They're fast and strong, not a cheap team," White admitted. "I like this team and I respect them...
Lighting is ably handled by Patrick Gurian, and some tricky special effects seem to run as planned. Director Jeff Hass also makes good use of the less than optimal performance space of the Currier House fishbowl. His updating of the script, with details like Bruce Springsteen and Sugar Ray Leonard, is on the whole useful and unobtrusive Especially amusing is Pendleton's query to an angel, "How's Elvis doing these days...