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Forsch had been locked in a tight duel with Steve Carlton, ace of the Phillies' staff, but after Luzinski's homer gave Philadelphia the lead, it fell to relief ace Tug McGraw to nail down the victory...
...difference began at quarterback, where Brian Buckley, the heir apparent and ace-in-the-hole for so long, finally got his chance to start. The Marblehead native turned in a strong, if not error-free, performance, completing 11 of 20 passes for 137 yds. and two touchdowns...
Lorenzo has become the flying ace in the new era of unregulated airline routes and prices. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1963 and working as a financial analyst for Trans World Airlines and Eastern, Lorenzo and Robert Carney teamed up to form their own airline management consulting firm. In 1971 they paid $1.1 million for controlling interest in Texas International, a small, regional carrier nicknamed "Texas Treetop" because of its poor service and antiquated planes. At the time it was losing $6 million a year on revenues of $70 million...
...Flash Gordon, space ace of the 1930s, captivate audiences who have had Close Encounters of a latter-day kind? Film Producer Dino De Laurentiis thinks so, provided a few adjustments are made. In Flash Gordon, opening in December, the hero is no longer a polo-playing Yale grad but a New York Jets quarterback. His girl, Dale Arden, has become a working woman-a travel agent. And the hand-cranked special effects of Buster Crabbe's day have given way to Star Wars technics. Arch enemy Ming the Merciless hasn't changed a bit. Still "a mixture...
...Marine Corps runs, does not walk, through his veins. He is tough on his men, his family, himself. Everyone's back hairs stand at attention when Bull Meechum marches into the room. Once, in that great good war against Hitler, Bull was a genuine air ace with a heroic nom de guerre: the Great Santini. Now, in 1962, when only statesmen get to go eyeball to eyeball with the enemy, Bull finds himself out of meaningful work - orchestrating practice missions in the skies over Beaufort, S.C. He might as well be running the shooting-gallery concession at a penny...