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In last week's editlm. Celeste stole Ji!,,-
thunder by releasing SO prisoners in Podunk, Neb
The repercussions still are being felt around the
country. For a mora complete report, we now turn to
the National Intruder office, where the full story is
being concocted,
Harloy Davidson, a bottle in one hand, a cigar in
the other, lifted the finished paper from his desk
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and shed with relief.
"It's done, Otis," he said. "This ought to get us a
Pulitzer, at the very least
"Read it," Otis cdd.
"In a political coup of staggering proportions,
Presidential candidate Celesta (fcderwood brought
about the release of SO inmates of the Podunk
County Jail last weelz, " Harley read.
The prisoners were being held on charges of rid
ing bicycles while intoxicated. While Celeste's cour
ageous deed was alrhost universally applauded.
her political opponents were not pleased.
"Will you get out of the passive voice, Harley?" Otis
said.
"When notified of the incident, President Reagan
accused Celeste of being a slave to speciaHnlerest
groups. 'Miss Underwood's close tics to underage
drinkers are vell known, 'Reagan said. 'The release
of the inmates also indicates a disregard for law
and order and definite Communist tendencies on
the pan of this candidate.'"
"Jesse Jaclcson seemed unperturbed about Cel
este's action, saying simply, 'Imitation is the sin
cer est form of flattery. ' Walter Mandate shook his
gray locks and murmured, 'Those kids. When will
they ever learn, ' while Gary Hart exhibited unres
trained admiration. " '
"Sheriff John Drown of Podunk, who allegedly
assisted in the release, had this to say: 'Now, adi
narily I don t hold with letting drunks out before
they 've served their time. But these fine ladies con
vinced me that Ive been too soft on criminals. "
" 'From now on, anybody we pick up in Podunk
goes right back on the street where they belong. I
ain 't p roviding a cheap hotel for low life no more! ' ' '
I bet the taxpayers are haDDV." Otis said.
"But Podunk's chapter of MADDDD Majority
On Television
It's Olympics time, and, like every Olympic year,
it's time to remember Jesse Owens, the American
who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olym
pics. This year, however, the tribute to Jesse takes a
different angle. "The Jesse Owens Story" a two-part
four-hour miniseries, tells the tale of the ultimate
Olympian's life after the glory cfthe gold.
"The Jesse Owens Story" airs at 8 tonight and
Wednesday on KOLN-KGIN Channels 10-11, and at
8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday on KSHB, which is
Channel 2 on your Lincoln Cablevision dial
Theatra -
The Nefeska Repertory Theatre's "Crimes of the
Heart" ends its run with three performances this
week, tonight, Wednesday and Thursday, all at 8
p.m. and all at the Temple Studio Theatre.
"A Toby Show," also a Nebraska Rep production,
continues with a 10:30 a.m. show Thursday at the
Folsom Children's Zoo.
"Camelot" is the 1084 installment of the Pine
wood Bowl annual summer musicals. Richard Har
ris won't be there, but lots of other noble lords and
ladies fair will be; besides, it's free (although free-will
donations will be accepted). "Camelot" will be staged
at 8 nightly, Thursday through Sunday, at the Pine
wood Bowl Ampitheatre in Pioneers Park.
Around Town ,
A four-night seminar on rock n' roll begins
tonight at 7 and continues nightly at that time
'Winter's Tale
Continued a Pag 6
Along the way we are introduced to a cast of
characters and situations straight out of Dickens,
the tales of Arthur, the Bible, and just about any
other work of similar nature you want to name.
There are good guys and bad guys, paupers and
millionaires, seekers, dreamers, lovers and murder
ers, all intertwined in a highly textured and com
plex noveL
"It is the sort of book
ivhich will appeal to those
who believe that words
can change the world. .. "
There to Beverly, whose death it is that spurs Peter .
on in his quest to "stop time and bring back the
dead." There is Jackson Mead, the time-skipping
architect who dreams of building a bridge to the
stars. There are the countless abondoned children
of the city, whose fate it is to die in dark hallways
and to be buried, forgotten and unnamed, in Potter's
field. There is Ath&nsor the flying horse who, with
Peter m his swerd-besring rider, struggles against
the dark forces cf evil These are but a few of the
numerous characters in a novel stuffed with diverse
personalities.
Everything or almost everything in the story
is symbolic The city's newspapers are just two -examples.
The Sun, published by the Penn family, Is ,
a paragon 'of truth. During the final chapters,
Manhattan h phir.d fctto darkness, the building
whr th P,nn i nrinterl rpmrJns the lone lighted
Duuomg. ins ynost, on trie otner nana, is a kucis.
rakinsr tshfaM nnh'fefcetl bv the contemptible, self
TMlftnrrtJRfl DV
centered CrrM FJnfcv. So indifferent is the GKcst to
ifreawitntneir
reD-ortorial cccursLcv thst headlines
through Friday. Tonight's topic is "The History of
Rock and Roll," Wednesday's is "Seven Scriptural
Reasons not to Rock," Thursday's is "Rockin' the
Gospel" and Friday's is "Talking Rock to Young Peo
ple." The meetings will be at Plains Baptist Church,
2902 Randolph St. and will feature Pastor Stanley
Gustafson as speaker. Gustafson is himself a 14-year
veteran rock musician.
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of this sort of thing for the reader who enjoys track
ing down elusive allusions.
For all of its promise and hype, however, "Winter's
Tale" never quite achieves its potential. Part of the
problem is that it is needlessly long. It brings to mind
Moby Dick in length (the paperback edition of "Win
ter's Tale" will run more than 700 pages) and in its
metaphysical themes of good and evil and man's
struggle with his own darker self. But Helprin does
not have Melville's easy ability to write at great
length without wearying. The novel would have been
much more effective had it been half as long. Where
as the tale of the whale was long because it could not
be otherwise, "Winter's Tale" is lengthy largely as a
result of the author's excessive use of description
and metaphor.
It often seems that much of the description serves
only to satisfy Helprin's urge to think up clever and
unnecessary ways of outdoing his own previous
metaphor. Also, for a story that encompasses as
much as "Winter's Tale," there is very little that
arouses interest in the reader. This, 1 think, can be
attributed again to Helprin's ellusiveness, for by the
time the final chapters roll around, the reader has
endured too much self-serving prose to really cere
any longer what happens to Peter, to Athansor, or to
anyone.
Still, there are nuggets of satisfaction in "Winter's
Tale." Some of Helprin's insights into the human
spirit ring true. He writes with obvious passion for
his subject, and his concern for the burden of being"
human, especially when he is writing of children, is
unabashed.
The comment has been made that 7mtcr,3 Tale" is.
sophemcric, and that Is probably a fair evaluation.
It is the sort of book that will appeal to those who
believe that words can change the world, that faith
alone will conquer, or at least put a sizesbla dent in,
evil In this sense "Winter's Tale is ssphomoric. But
Helprin should not be faulted for refusing to aban
don hope, or for looking for virture in what is as
often cruel human nature.
DaHy Nobrmkan
Against Drunks, Dcadbcats, Derelicts and Da.Zo
rrnis, disagreed with Brown.
" 'Hanging is too good for a man who refuses to
protect our young people from violent death. As
decent, moral citizens, we should stone him, at
least'"
"Wow, this i3 going to be some controversy," Otis
said.
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