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...more important than the fact that Glenn is getting publicity is that he appears to be getting good publicity. The millions of Americans who sit through the 200-minute thriller will either regain their excitement for Glenn the great American, or discover it for the first time. With most of author Tom Wolfe's bitter ironies squeezed out of the screenplay, viewers get an image coated with almost as much sugar as the Life original account of Glenn's 1962 earth orbit...
...NOTEBOOK: Harvard has a chance to regain some confidence before the Brown game when it plays UMass on Tuesday afternoon at the B-School field...
...West Beirut, sending civilians scurrying to the safety of their homes. Armed with rocket-propelled grenades, AK-47 assault rifles and light mortars, they attacked Lebanese army guardposts, barracks and convoys. In response, the Lebanese army dispatched 10,000 troops, backed up by tanks and armored personnel carriers, to regain control of the city. Supported by tank rounds and heavy machine-gun fire, infantrymen crept up alleys and side streets in search of the militiamen...
Such displays of tenderness are not unusual. "He may send her roses if she has left," says Michigan Psychologist Serum, "but it's not out of love. It's out of a desire to regain control." Indeed, batterers can be very calculating, both in how they deal with their wives and with the authorities once they are caught. They are frequently charming to a fault. Says Therapist Jeffrey Perez, who runs a program for batterers in New Orleans: "These guys are real slick and real glib. They can play therapy off against the court system and not have...
Little by little I began to regain the use of my legs. I was given food that was in short supply: a liter of milk each day, lots of meat, fruit, vegetables, vitamins and minerals. Several months later I was able to stop using the orthopedic devices. I began to walk between the parallel bars, lurching and staggering at first, then moving with more confidence. I was able to squat down and run in place, but I was still unable to walk without holding on to the parallel bars. I tended to reel off sideways, the result of having remained...