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...public and many of the news commentators seem unwilling to pronounce Sputnik correctly, with the phoneme of the vowel sound of "boot" rather than that of "but." E. G. FLETCHER Austin, Texas

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 2, 1957 | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

...Rhymes with boot neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 2, 1957 | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

...punter is balanced, he'll be accurate," says Father Fenton. Fenton strives for the accurate spiral that rolls for extra yardage, schools his punters to aim for coffin corner from as far out as 55 yds. A Fenton-trained kicker gauges the wind like an old salt, will boot low against it, high with it. The best ones can even tack the ball into a wind angling up the field to get a few added yards. One other Fenton law: ignore charging linemen. Says he: "It's better to risk a blocked kick than to take your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Punting Parson | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

...When I, as a Harvard undergraduate, lived in a room somewhere--there was a proctor who made you shut up if there was too much noise, don't you know, and who would boot you out if you had a girl in your room. But all Harvard cared about was that a student attended classes and got good grades. The only friends I made were those whose names began with M. and had classes in Sever Hall...

Author: By Richard N. Levy, | Title: Visiting Novelist | 11/29/1957 | See Source »

Colonel & Teddy Boy. The reader may feel surprised that Kennie, the moron Teddy boy, should pal around with characters spouting Blake and Dostoevsky, until Wilson's subtle point is clear. His fantasies of violence and his vision of life march-suede shoe by scuffed boot-the same dark path. Cleverly, Author Wilson both evokes and deplores the spirit that may find words among intellectuals and find action in the Teddy boy. To make his point, Wilson introduces a figure of the old order, one Colonel Lambourn, who carries about maps of mysterious defense zones and obscure treasure troves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Brilliant Gossip | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

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