Word: belt
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...defense proved as stingy as the offense was prolific. Junior netminder Kenny First (five saves) wrapped himself around the front of the cage like a chastity belt in the first half to spark a goaltending effort that shut out the Tritons until the last 1:47 of the game...
Quick reactions and boundless self-confidence are Weizman hallmarks. In the planning for the Israeli charge into Lebanon, it was Weizman's idea to create only a limited "security belt" close to Israel's border, and it was his idea later on in the operation to continue the plunge almost all the way to the Litani River, after it became clear that the Palestinians were putting up a hard fight and trouble was coming from the U.N. In the middle of the operation, Weizman explains with his characteristically dry understatement, "the rules had changed...
...owner of a Jewish resort in the Catskills hired a skinny, crazy kid named Mel to amuse the middle-aged couples lounging around the swimming pool. That proprietor could hardly have known it, but in hiring that kid he unleashed a comic force of staggering proportions upon the Borscht Belt and eventually, the rest of the world. Mel Brooks was plainly crazy. He would do anything to get a laugh, and while his written gags frequently bore the stamp of genius, he often resorted to simply slapstick or "dirty" words. Either way, audiences loved him or his material, and today...
...wild fusillade when the bus was finally halted probably killed more hostages than did the terrorists. Worse, it may have driven some of the terrorists to commit suicide-and to take as many passengers as possible with them. According to an intelligence report, each Palestinian commando wore an explosive belt, and he was expected to blow himself apart if capture seemed to be imminent...
...good team, better than last year." Fish said earlier this week before the team left. "On the trip, you're just trying to get a lot of matches under your belt. The results will depend on how fast we adjust to playing outdoors on different surfaces...