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I've got a weird spacing problem that only happens when preparing my
reference list using APA documentation style.  First, let me give you
my Script context.  At Kent State, Computer Services has a software
program called KSUFORM.  By using an imbedded command, it calls up a
specially designed format for Kent's theses and dissertations.  It
is, as I understand it, a macro for Script and GML commands.

For the most part, KSUFORM is easily adaptable for any papers I write.
In my shell file, I use proportional fonts (e.g., times 12).  Here's
a typical header for a Script paper file:

 .ti \ 05
 .im ksusym
 .im ksuform
 .font times 12
 .tm 1i
 .bm 1i
 .pm 1i
 .ll 6.5i
 .rh on
 .font times 12
 .fo right
 &
 .sp 1
 .rh off
 .rf supp;.rh supp
 .ss

When I type in my references, there is a GML-like bibliography note
command, :BE. and :eBE.  In between these commands, I type in the
bibliographic entry like so:

 :be.Ansen, D.  (1992, June 8).  Of carnage and comedy.
 :HP1.Newsweek:eHP1., p. 59.:ebe.
 :be.Burnim, M.  (1988).  Functional dimensions of gospel music
 performance.  :HP1.Western Journal of Black
 Studies, 12:eHP1.(2), 112-121.:ebe.
 :be.Foss, S. K.  (1989).  :HP1.Rhetorical
 criticism:  Exploration and practice:eHP1..  Prospect
 Heights, IL:  Waveland.:ebe.

The problem?  Sometimes, I get unwanted spaces between characters.  It
happens at random.  For instance, look at the Burnim reference.  The
"12" for the volume number is highlighed (or underlined).  Immediately
following is a "2" for the issue number.  I don't want space between
the "12" and the "2."  At any given time, when using the exact same
format, some entries are fine while others have inserted spaces.  I've
tried a number of things with no success:  adding a .fo left command
in front of the bibliography section; a .dc cont command between the
places I didn't want spaces; and a .co off/.co on command for the
entries.  While the .co off/.co on command "fixed" the spaces, it worked
"too well."  The output ended up way too "boxy."  It had the appearance
of the .fo off command where the output line came out _exactly_ how I
typed it in.

So I guess I want to know what I need to do to ensure that my spacing is
consistent.

Many thanks!
Pierre