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...Leonard Bernstein, who sat with his head buried in his hands during most of the recital, was nearly overcome. "I was deeply moved by the entire occasion," he admitted, "not merely by the music of Casals but by the company in which it was played." Maestro Casals was the calmest of all. His laconic comment: "It went well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White House: An Evening with Casals | 11/24/1961 | See Source »

...more delays. Weather reports were coming in from the length of the Southeastern seaboard, and the possibility of cloud cover had to be calculated over and over. Minor mechanical troubles had to be repaired. As the countdown was held and resumed, doctors talked to Shepard and pronounced him the calmest man on the Cape. At T minus 2 minutes (2 minutes before launch), as the sun climbed the eastern sky, the "cherry picker" (a jointed crane capable of plucking the astronaut out of his capsule in case of a prelaunch disaster) backed away. At T minus 30 seconds the "umbilical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Freedom's Flight | 5/12/1961 | See Source »

...Rome Wilma turned out to be about the calmest person on the U.S. squad, contrasting sharply with her steady date, tense and tormented Sprinter Ray Norton. "There's not a nerve in her body," said Ed Temple, her college coach, who also handled the U.S. women's team in Rome. "She's almost lazy. She often goes to sleep between the semifinal and final runs. Then she gets over those starting blocks and-boom-all that harnessed energy explodes into speed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Fastest Female | 9/19/1960 | See Source »

...generally gray season, there were several bright spots. Among them was sophomore attackman Dave Bohn, a consistent scorer who led the team with 35 goals. Bohn is one of the calmest attacks to play on Crimson teams in recent years: unlike many college lacrosse players he usually waits for the goalie to make the first move before shooting...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 5/29/1959 | See Source »

PRINCETON, N.J.--The achievement Saturday night of a "natural one hundred per cent" brought to a successful conclusion Princeton's quietest, calmest Bicker in several years...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Princeton Bicker Attains Objective | 2/9/1959 | See Source »

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