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...world. Their routine may not have been much, just a modest impression of a unique and immortal creation. But in Pippo and Amelia's day, performers prospered because they were willing to do the hard work of polishing an artful act, not because they had the momentary nerve to commit an outrageous one. Besides, after they have endured the indifference of the youthful production staff and the chaos of rehearsal and performance (there is a power failure just as they begin their act, and a leg cramp causes Pippo to fall in the middle of it), we see that, modest...
...another vet, Dean killed himself, Hull and her three children. "We the veterans, widows and children of veterans are a forgotten group," said a suicide note. Coincidentally, a study just published by the New England Journal of Medicine reports that Viet Nam-era veterans are 86% more likely to commit suicide than nonveterans and 53% more likely to die in car crashes. "The casualties of forced military service," write the authors, "may not be limited to those that are counted on the battlefield...
...jetliner into a crowd of soldiers and well-wishers. Though Marcos tried to put the blame on Communist agitators, one Filipino civilian and 25 members of the military, including General Fabian Ver, the armed forces Chief of Staff and Marcos stalwart, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit murder. The defendants were acquitted in December after a yearlong trial, but few Filipinos doubted their guilt...
Rough for Theatre II, the most upbeat and fast-paced play of the three, also stars Langsam and Oleson. Here they don trenchcoats and nose glasses to become "assassins" pouring over documents to determine whether a man should commit suicide...
...SEPTEMBER news conference, Attorney General Edwin Meese III tried to justify the death sentence for minors who commit capital crimes. "You have kids becoming increasingly sophisticated--I suppose largely by watching television--they're just smarter, you know." It "follows" that "a state is justified at imposing a cutoff age for the death penalty at what they think is appropriate," even if this entails the execution of people who are otherwise not held responsible by the law for their actions...