Word: beate
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...better or worse, the movie's out, and initial response from both Trekdom and the outside world ("the mundanes") is ominous. When a True Trek Believer says "Well, maybe the sequel will be better" before the Enterprise even leaves dock, you know there are problems. The special effects beat the plot into submission. The dialogue is stilted, relegated to the role of filler between interminable shots of the Enterprise or "that...thing" which is threatening Earth. The actors are often mere props, going through the motions trying vainly to recapture long-lost glory, not given a chance to grow...
...cagers will still be on duty next week, when most of us head for the ski slopes. They may not beat tough out-of-league opponents Manhattanville and Providence on the road, but they will be playing with a new authority...
...ecstatic Crimson locker room, an anonymous shout said it all: "We can beat anyone!" Then coach Billy Cleary stood up and added, "All you boys get some rest and do some studying." Harvard 4, University of New Hampshire 1, at Durham, N.H. Scoring Harvard 0 2 2--4 UNH 0 1 0--1 Saves Wade Lau (H) 14 8 17--39 Greg Moffett...
Crimson coach Jack Barnaby said he recommended the change early last week. "There's a certain level of player Lisa will not be able to beat consistenly without a new grip," he said...
...blame for Graham's supposed servility on one event, however traumatic, seems risky at best--irresponsible at worst. And Davis cannot produce any convincing evidence that Graham does dance to the Administration's beat. The Washington Post did smugly support Johnson's Vietnam policy on its editorial pages, but so did countless other newspapers. Calling Graham servile because The Post supported LBJ's Vietnam policy is patently absurd. Nor does Davis propound any solid evidence that Graham acutally bends her news coverage toward the pleasures of her "father figure" in the White House...