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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...become. He asks about lawyers, means of escape, the life histories of the other foreigners whose follies landed them in Sagmalcilar. Slapped with a sentence of four years and two months for possession (the prosecutor wanted life for the two kilos of hashish), Billy initially tries to play it cool, avoiding any scheme that might earn him yet another savage beating or a longer jail term. A primal fear now governs his actions and he carefully toes the line...

Author: By Joe Contreras, | Title: Busted at the Border | 11/4/1978 | See Source »

Sweeperback demands such qualities as cool-headedness, the ability to read the ebbs and flows of a game and direct the rest of the team accordingly, and agressive defensive play...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Jim Langton: Cool Fullback | 11/2/1978 | See Source »

...what about that Princeton win? "Oh, God, it was excellent. We deserved it," said co-captain Mary Howard. While Seidler leads this year's unit via her cool, steely professionalism and determination, Howard represents a bubbly enthusiastic contrast. The Princeton win was particularly sweet for the four-year varsity vet, who believes this year's squad is the closest-knit ever...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Debi's Dream Comes True | 10/31/1978 | See Source »

Moscow blows hot while Peking stays cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISTS: Attacking China | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

...McDowell's keeper, a prissy old couturier, Olivier has The Collection's only openly emotional scene. It is a shocker. When he falls apart under the strains of loneliness and jealousy, he forces the audience to confront the heartbreak that lies beneath the play's cool surface. Yet Olivier-who also produced this show -understands that Pinter's small moments are no less crucial than the big ones. What other actor could turn the simple act of answering a telephone into a poignant intimation of mortality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: One Hit, Two Misses | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

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