Word: beckers
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...Savannah, Mark Reynolds, Hal Haenel, Courtney Becker-Dey and Lanee Butler lead an American contingent that hopes to continue the success of Barcelona, where the U.S. won nine medals, more than any other team...
After a long round-robin session, only four men's foilers remained. Chang faced off against St. John's Brian Moroney in the semifinals and defeated him, 15-5. However, he couldn't do the same against Wayne State's Thorstein Becker in the finals, falling by a 15-2 count...
DIED. SANDY BECKER, 74, children's TV-show host; of a heart attack; in Remsenburg, N.Y. In the free-wheeling universe of early TV, Becker entertained but never patronized young viewers in programs featuring such surreal alter egos as the silent Norton Nork, and Hambone, dispenser of bizarre advice ("Cut your grass, so the ants can pass...
...goofy. Suddenly every room is preposterously dark; the most powerful men in town can't afford decent light bulbs. Pacino's performance turns crazily manic: when he gives an oration for the dead child, his wild hand gestures read like sign language for the myopic. And director Harold Becker should know that no movie is allowed to use You'll Never Walk Alone unless the intent is comic...
Meanwhile, Becker, who was paid what he calls a "not exorbitant'' five-figure fee, is valiantly defending his role in this dubious enterprise. Though he admits he had little time to prepare questions, he insists there were no restrictions on what he could ask (outside of four taboo areas: Simpson's kids, his finances, the upcoming civil trial and attorney-client discussions). He also says he kept a copy of the uncut interview and will "blow the whistle" if it is distorted by editing. Asked by Dateline NBC last week whether he felt Simpson had lied to him, Becker replied...