Word: callahan
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When he plays Dirty Harry Callahan, Clint Eastwood acts with his pulsating blood vessels. Two veins run down his high forehead like stray hairs on a Gorgon. His jugular throbs with moral indignation over sadistic criminals, liberal judges and guys who put ketchup on hot dogs. For Sudden Impact-Dirty Harry IV, Clint has grown a new worry line: an asp of a blood vessel that snakes across his left temple. Heaven knows he needs it. San Francisco is overrun with thrill-juiced punks and Mafia goons. No sweat, though: Harry has more artillery than the Cubans ever dreamed...
...victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory. -By Tom Callahan...
...Callahan...
...Callahan...
This week's cover story looks at the enormous effort by a group of Southern California businessmen to organize the financing, the facilities and the logistics of the third summer Olympic Games to be held in the U.S. Written by Associate Editor Tom Callahan, the story was largely reported by Correspondent Steven Holmes, who spent three weeks talking with those who have the responsibility of making Los Angeles a comfortable locale for 10,000 athletes and hundreds of thousands of spectators next summer-and of ensuring that Los Angeles does not go broke in the process...