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Word: davises (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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T. (for Thomas) Cullen Davis, 44, one of the richest men in Texas, listened without expression as the tapes of that conversation were played in court last week in Fort Worth, Texas. At his side sat Rich ard ("Racehorse") Haynes, chief of the defense team that has so far cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Who Do You Want Next? | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

Then it will rise gradually to a 50-foot depth at Davis, and continue upward to 20 feet at Alewife. Much of the excavation will be what is known in the trade as a "bored tunnel"--the digging proceeds entirely underground, with access through several shafts along the way. Toward...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: A Not-So-Rapid Transit Extension | 9/1/1978 | See Source »

Both Davis and Minnelli are personality pushers who market their mannerisms like commodities. If you think they are repeating themselves, they are. When was the last time they were caught doing anything remotely fresh? Their fans wouldn't stand for it. They come not to watch a show or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Life's Clown | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

Shedding almost all its English allusions, the show is thoroughly Amer- icanized and pervasively vulgar. Littlechap shoots for the presidency and makes it, the first Black ever to do so. Running for office on a ticket of doublespeak, Davis capitalizes on his command of antic mimicry. Donning shades, he struts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Life's Clown | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

Finally, he seduces his Jewish constituency by clapping on a Tevye hat and fiddling on the roof of his mouth. Felled by a heartattack, or possibly a stroke, Davis ends the evening singing that potent crowd- pleaser, What Kind of Fool Am I?, the song that probably contributed as much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Life's Clown | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

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