Word: bennette
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...resist the lure to loll along those banks of the Charles that have not yet been sacrificed to the upriver march of sewer pipes. It might be the sort of weekend to lie in the grass listening to songs of young romance on WROR--FM and read old Bennett Beach columns, to toss a whiffle ball or lick a yogurt cone strolling down Brattle Street. That sort of weekend is the oregano of our salad lays--and it might seem hard to knock...
Refusing vinegar-soaked sponges offered by spectators, saintly Bennett Beach '71 sprinted his way into the hearts of Boston's townspeople yesterday with a sub-three hour performance in the annual Boston Marathon. Competing for the KISKO KIWIS. Beach finished 32 minutes behind winner Olavi Suomalainen of Finland and well ahead of author Erich Segal '58. "He's a brave lad. Ben is," said race coordinator Jock Semple. "We've been needin' more of his kind, instead of all those fatsos from C.C. with the weird hats...
...should, and it may well be time for someone to try his hand at a new version. Blitzstein's "Mack the Knife," of course, will never be replaced, but the rest of his songs are uneven in quality. Jerry Lanning's interpretation of "Mack" owes a lot to Tony Bennett, and Judy Lander isn't Lotte Lenya, but they are both good night-club performers, and later in the act show some acting talent as well...
...columnist is not even a member of Washington's tight Mormon inner circle, though he attends services regularly and serves as "a home teacher," visiting Mormon families regularly for counseling and prayer. He is a bit too liberal and splashy for Mormon leaders like Senator Wallace F. Bennett and Hotelman J. Willard Marriott. Church etiquette requires that he be called "Brother Anderson," but some of the brethren choke on the words...
Hardliners on investment policy on the Corporation, like Treasurer George Bennett, will likely oppose even this concession...