Word: youngers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Charlotte's eldest son Cane (Charles Grodin) tries to save the family $ business from the clutches of a rival tycoon (Dabney Coleman) by striking a shady deal with the local toxic-waste company. Meanwhile, his randy wife Talon (Teri Garr) roams the farm looking for bedmates; his younger brother Kevin (Anthony Heald) takes a vow of celibacy to protest the killing of sperm whales; an adopted sibling named Tiffany (Valerie Mahaffey) embarks on a search for her real parents; and a mysterious stranger (Gregory Harrison) shows up with his own dark secrets -- not the least of which...
...incredible vanishing voter. With the percentage turnout this year lower than any other time since 1942, the election was in one sense decided by those who stayed at home. The most critical no-shows were younger voters; only 17% of those eligible under the age of 30 showed up, compared with 26% who went to the polls two years ago. This time, apparently, they did not feel like going out to "win one more for the Gipper...
...when he titled the first volume of this continuing autobiography Unreliable Memoirs. He cheerfully admits to rearranging details and changing names (an American writer becomes Alexander Lobrau, a construction company is called Piranesi Brothers). And no character sketch is more heightened in its absurdity than his portrait of his younger self, about whom everything apparently was hopeless: his head for alcohol, his "Medusa touch" in everyday affairs, even his clothes. One of the best running jokes concerns a Singapore-made suit whose shoulders engulfed his head whenever he gestured with his arms, causing mystifying blackouts...
...last season (21-10, 15-6), were hurt by graduations. Tim Taylor's squad loses 13 lettermen, including wings Randy Wood and Bob Logan, plus defensive stalwart Ken Bielski. Goalie Mike Schwalb (3.57 goals-against average) and center Bob Kudelski (41) will have to carry the club until the younger players come around...
Colleagues praise Stringer as a talented producer and a bright, engaging man. He seems to have bridged the gap between CBS's Old Guard and younger staffers more eager for change. "Howard was the first choice of almost everyone I know," says Andrew Lack, executive producer of West 57th. "He will be good for morale." Says Washington Correspondent Phil Jones: "Stringer's a real newsman. We're all feeling good because we're convinced we're heading back to the CBS News of old." Accustomed to twelve-hour workdays, Stringer lives in Manhattan's Greenwich Village with his wife...