Word: dad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...alone is responsible for chemically induced birth defects. The father was considered blameless. At worst, a male's lifestyle-whether he took drugs, for example, or smoked or drank-might affect his own health but not that of his child. Now some doctors are beginning to suspect that dad's habits may be as damaging to the unborn child...
Falk's foil is a very withdrawn Alan Arkin. The two meet because their children are getting married. Arkin-a Manhattan dentist with suburban house and wife-isn't pleased with Falk's vague description of his line of work. "Dad is always making these mysterious phone calls," his son says. Falk gets into trouble in a big international monetary scheme, and drags Arkin into a mess of chases and narrow escapes...
There are campaign trails, which he traveled for his dad, and there are horse trails, which he travels for himself. Now Steven Ford, 23, son of the former President, has discovered more happy trails: he plays a deputy in an upcoming comedy western called Cattle Annie and Little Britches. Has the seasoned rodeo rider had any acting training? Sure, says Ford: "The 2½ years I spent being a President...
...Crescent City, Fla., liked to recall the great days of Reconstruction, when blacks served in Congress. The boy was fired with a determination to recover that glory, and he learned early that there was no more potent weapon than the human voice. "I always liked to talk," he admitted. "Dad spoke beautifully and clearly. A word like 'responsibility' trembled with meaning the way he pronounced it." Though Randolph's youthful ambition to become an actor was thwarted by his parents, he memorized several of Shakespeare's tragedies and loved to recite them with rolling cadences...
When told of McLemore's "confession" of their intentions to smuggle pot, Spradley was dismayed. Said he: "I have had so dad-blamed many stories tossed at me, I've just about lost my faith in people." But McLemore later changed his story and agreed with Spradley's drill-bit explanation of the trip...