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...Jesus," the guy yells as his angle gets blocked off. His partner shouts at the police--"Get them out of there!"--but it's to no avail. The clip has already been ruined...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: A Saturday in the Yard--With Company | 11/5/1997 | See Source »

...call her brother, the former Today show correspondent Earl Spencer, and say, "Look, I know everybody is over there asking you to be on their shows. I just want to tell you what I'm doing. If and when you choose to speak and you want to avail yourself of the opportunity, sure, I'd love to have you on, but I'm not going to browbeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: BRYANT GUMBEL: AFTER THE BREAK... | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

Following the letter, the two companies corresponded via telephone, all to no avail. On Sept. 16, Kaplan filed suit...

Author: By Caroline T. Nguyen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Princeton Review, Kaplan Settle Dispute | 10/2/1997 | See Source »

...literature. Will the first earthly Mars walker who greets these familiar objects on site at Ares Vallis be likely to record for posterity the query "Dr. Boo-Boo, I presume"? Is this a failure of our educational system? Did the ingenious individuals who are involved in this project not avail themselves of the liberal-arts curriculums at their distinguished universities? Or has the dumbing-down process finally reduced communication on such topics to the level of a cartoon mentality? COLIN JOHNSON Sandy, Utah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 11, 1997 | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

...these movies, Stewart's charm is of no avail. He is put-upon and victimized. In The Man from Laramie, his brother is killed, his wagon burned, his mules slaughtered. He is lassoed and dragged through a campfire. His right hand is held down while a sadist shoots a bullet through it. His aw-shucks tentativeness turns to high-pitched sputterings. His thin frame is shaken with the outsize energies of hysteria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAMES STEWART: TWO SIDES OF INNOCENCE | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

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