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Readers may be surprised to see that this week's BOOKS section contains 70 capsule reviews instead of the usual full-length critiques. The idea was born one day recently when Senior Editor Tim Foote and BOOKS Reviewer George Dickerson were examining the enormous fall list. "Let's do them all," said George, jokingly. "All right, let's," replied Foote, and assigned himself 16 books. Dickerson got 13 and Reviewer Ron Sheppard wound up with twelve; the rest were spread out among 18 other staffers. "There are so many books in the fall," says Foote. "And they...
...varsity soccer team put on its most dazzling performance of the season last night, as it romped over Boston University, 6-0. at the Terrier's Dickerson Field...
...Hornblower, who Irad a superb day, threw a pass on the option play in the third quarter which lauded right in the hands of Ballantyne in the end zone. The pass, which went 33 yards, was at the expense of Jaffe Dickerson, whom Ballantyne beat by one step...
...business currently seems to be booming. According to the Los Angeles Times, "prostitution is one of the biggest industries in rural Nevada." State officials are appropriately heavy-lidded as long as appropriate taxes are paid. "I can't tell you anything about prostitution in Nevada," Attorney General Harvey Dickerson told Reporter Charles Hillinger. "I personally don't interfere with it where it exists." One of the "wheres" is Lida Junction on Highway 95, about midway between Reno and Las Vegas. Lida Junction cannot be found on most road maps; it consists of an airstrip and a house trailer...
Once he started an examination of what he considers "the revitalization of American poetry," Dickerson was surprised to discover how many important poets have recently put out new books. He turned out 26 reviews before reluctantly paring down his list to the twelve that appear. His personal reward, he says, was "the sharpening of one's own language that comes from studying other people's poetry...