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...TOOK three hours to get to that change. Ah, Wilderness has a leisurely pace. We don't meet Richard's beloved (Marsha B. McCoy, in a charming cameo) until the final act. But though "Ah, Wilderness" dawdles, it doesn't drag. Skilfully plotted, the events--though tame--transpire quickly, with many rapid scene changes. The constant familial banter speeds up the action; Ah, Wilderness doesn't seem as long as it is. Indeed, Daniel Sherman even gets away with lengthening one scene, in a nice directorial touch. While the family at home worries aobut Richard's absence during his spree...
...order to cut down costs, airlines are now developing ingenious means of conserving fuel. Planes are flying higher, since the thinner air at lofty altitudes causes less drag, thus giving more miles to the gallon. At Eastern Air Lines "dog legs," or indirect routes to include out-of-the-way stopovers, have been eliminated. Heavy jet-fuel drinkers like the Boeing 707 are being phased out in favor of more abstemious planes, like the DC-10 or the 747. In order to cut 60 to 250 lbs. off a jet's weight, Eastern has even stripped the white paint...
Committee members are expected to drag the proposal off the shelf next week, and send a recommendation to the full House. But most analysts hesitate to say whether the committee (rumored to stand 23 to 20 against with 11 undecided) will approve the measure--or whether Carter will have to go back to the drawing board...
...country). Rumor has it that they finally located one for the job, but unfortunately she came back from her first NOW meeting demanding equal pay. So, recognizing the instability inherent in all females, even their own recruits, and unable to find any male agent willing to go in drag, the FBI abandoned the infiltration ploy...
...from Angela Davis: "Let us then forge among ourselves and our movements an indivisible strength," to Phyllis Schlafly: "Why should we lower ourselves to 'equal right' when we already have the status of special privilege?" to Patti Smith: "As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag...