Word: calm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that cynically comments on the inscription at its feet and the cant of passersby. But sometimes Ralston lets his marionette affectations dominate numbers that would be better played naturally. Paula Rose is the "Timid Frieda" and keeps her reserve amidst the general flamboyance: she is a useful touchstone for calm and excels in romantic numbers such as "I Loved...
Robert Martin, manager of the Adams dining hall, was remarkably calm as he revealed that only 200 cups remained of the 1300 with which the dining hall began the year...
...warring couple's wrath. In an effort to be more effective at peacemaking, an increasing number of police departments are now trying a new strategy. They are sending policewomen to do what was once strictly a male cop's job. The reason: women seem to calm these disputes far better than men. "Some of these families will call you back two or three times a night," observes a battle-tested Indianapolis patrolman, "but I've noticed that when the women go, that's the last time we hear from that family...
Armed with impressive research, statistics, and interesting anecdotes, Durso methodically examines each of the major professional sports, from baseball to boxing, from football to golf. He charts the skyrocketing purses and salaries, the mushrooming gates, and the high TV revenues in a calm, understated style. His collected, unassuming assurance sharply contrasts with his perplexing, chaotic subject...
...best-known, high-altitude, highwayman, was a calm character calling himself D.B. Cooper, who hijacked a Northwest Airlines 727 to Seattle last November, collected a $200,000 ransom and four parachutes, coolly bailed out as the plane flew on toward Reno, and was never caught. Immortalized in song and on sweatshirts, Cooper has inspired nearly half a dozen imitators, all of whom have failed. But a new spate of plane snatchings last week seemed to stem from the more recent exploits of Richard Floyd McCoy Jr., 29, who came the closest to succeeding since the Cooper caper...