Word: calling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Cornwell's marital break did not come at once. The first thriller, Call for the Dead, based on the German connection, and A Murder of Quality, with its Etonian background, convinced critics that Le Carré was a real writer, not a civil service dilettante. But the books sold modestly; David Cornwell clung to his true identity and his salary. Upon the publication of his third book, the novelist instructed his accountant to wire in the unlikely event that his bank account reached £20,000. At the time, Cornwell was the father of three growing boys; the magic figure...
...real and declared intent was to leave his whole fortune to the medical institute. Even in Las Vegas, no one is willing to bet how long these trials will take or what the outcome will be. In the Mormon trial alone, supporters of the will are planning to call at least 45 witnesses. The Hughes will trials stand to be the best shows along the Strip this season...
...fires have cooled on both sides. But Fonda is still passionately political. Together with her husband Tom Hayden, a comrade-against-arms and an unsuccessful senatorial candidate in last year's election, she is promoting what they call "economic democracy," a vague term that seems to mean economic decentralization. On a 120-acre ranch just north of Santa Barbara, she and Hayden have set up a center for the 30 California chapters of their movement. When they are not busy with politics or movies, the Haydens live simply in a $40,000 house in Santa Monica with their...
Under new coach Fred Dunlap, the Red Raiders went 8-2 last fall even though they lost to Rutgers on the most-publicized bad call of the season, 17-9. Colgate began this season by helping Penn State put the Scarlet Knights back in their place, whipping Rutgers...
Rainy Saturdays are a particular nuisance when one is attempting to execute the multi-flex. That's an offense where runners part from their positions faster than did the waves of the Red Sea and where it takes ten commandments to call each play...