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...hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Republican Malcolm Wallop was droning on with a seemingly endless series of questions, trying to force acting Deputy Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti into saying something that would embarrass the Carter Administration. Suddenly, Committee Chairman James Eastland took a large cigar out of his mouth, leaned forward in his chair, and interrupted. "What have you got to do with this?" he asked the witness. "Nothing," replied Civiletti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Civiletti: A G.O.P. Hostage | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

Undeterred, Wallop, 45, a first-term Senator and a rancher, plunged on with another string of questions. Once more Eastland, 73, took a firm hold on his cigar and asked: "What did you have to do with that?" Again came the witness's reply: "Nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Civiletti: A G.O.P. Hostage | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

...bearer Gavino fantasizes a statue of his father in place of the sculpted saint perched atop the coffin. And if that does not constitute laying it on with a trowel, consider this: before settling down to the business of lovemaking, a young man persuades his partner to smoke his cigar with the ash end in her mouth. A hint of things to come, perhaps...

Author: By Joe Contreras, | Title: The Sum of the Parts... | 3/4/1978 | See Source »

...incident typifies Princeton's current mentor perfectly. The cigar, the intense, emotional spirit, and--oh, yes--the winning tradition, are Carril trademarks. The Carril winning tradition continued at the IAB last night when the seasoned Tigers handled Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pete Carril Keeps on Pluggin' | 2/18/1978 | See Source »

Along with the cigar, his sidekick at courtside is a rolled-up program (at least I think it's a program) clutched in one hand as he rocks and gyrates in his chair, threatening to but never quite plopping his knees on the floor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pete Carril Keeps on Pluggin' | 2/18/1978 | See Source »

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