Word: brights
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Stoppard is a rabbit breeder of words-button-tailed, twitchy-nosed, big-eared, bright-eyed and always on the hop. Onstage, words do lead to talk, too much talk, perhaps, in this play, but much of it is exhilaratingly Shavian. In the new guise of a didact, Stoppard comes out for a free press ("Information is light...
...twins arrived at the San Diego hospital in 1977 after proving too bright for schooling designed for the mentally retarded. Shy and uncommunicative when first tested at the language clinic, the two little girls would rush into the hallway to compare notes after each session. Their talk, Clinic Director Chris Hagen told TIME Correspondent James Willworth, sounded "as if a tape recorder were turned on fast forward with an occasional understandable word jumping...
Army won the two freestyle sprint races, but even these events produced a bright spot for the Crimson...
...skating was smooth, the passes precise, the offense aggressive and the defense tight. The only problem was that the puck didn't find its way into the Brown net Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center, and the Bruins blanked the Crimson icewomen...
...lone bright spot was sophomore swingman Don Fleming, who connected for 13 points in the opening frame and 17 points overall...