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Slade stops at Scottie's discovery of his emotional insulation, never digging any deeper into the roots of his fears--you know, the primal stuff. Tribute winds up pat and tidy, without plunging us into the existential abyss that can make this sort of thing a real corker. The tragedy of the American sit-com writer has turned out awfully shallow. This bathos gives Jack Lemmon his star turn: fast-food epiphany, downstage center. Neither he nor Slade really needed this--although it must be fun to break down onstage. Tribute slobbers when it ought only to quiver; the mask...
Dreaming up contingency plans is hardly a new exercise for U.S. military officers on dull afternoons, but one stupefying day in 1919 must have been a corker. Searching for topics for his history seminars at the University of Missouri at Kansas City recently, Professor Lawrence H. Larsen discovered a plan drafted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in case it felt obliged to invade, of all places, Canada...
SATURDAY: The Andromeda Strain. 1971. Robert Wise, who directed one of the best science fiction flicks ever, "The Day the Earth Stood Still," teamed with pop fiction writer Michael Crichton to produce this thriller about a biological menace to the world's population. A corker of an ending. CH. 4. 9 p.m. Color...
...Dudley defense early in the first quarter, senior Rick Loomis drove off tackle for a touchdown. A second period safety and a 72-yard drive in the final period accounted for Kirkland's other points. The drive was culminated with a 25-yard scoring pass to Bruce Corker. Dudley had its moment of glory when John Twist blocked a kick and marched the ball away to the Kirkland four-yard mark before fumbling...
...Harris's freshman hockey team, boasting an impressive 12-2 record, faces off against undefeated Andover, the top secondary school hockey team in New and, at 4 p.m. in Watson Rink today. In addition to being a real corker, the game will provide a golden scouting opportunity for all those varsity hockey fans who, frustrated by Monday's Beanpot debacle, have begun to look forward to next few years...