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Last week, for a program matching Rocky Graziano and Tiger Flowers (1895-1927), Woroner interviewed Middleweights Carmen Basilic and Mickey Walker about the effect that "the slam-bang club fighter tactics of Rocky" would have on "the china chin of the Georgia Deacon." The scene set, Le-Bow then took over to describe the action, pausing now and then to note that Martha Raye and Martin Balsam were in the "audience" or, in the middle of a clinch, to exclaim: "The Rock looks down this way and winks, of all things! If this is all in fun, he had better...
Clowning Around. Samuel David Moore, 33, the son of a Baptist deacon in Miami, got much of his early training in the gospel choir at his father's church. After graduating from high school, he consulted his grandfather, a Baptist minister, about whether to continue as a gospel singer or go into pop music. The old man cited the 100th psalm ("Make a jovful noise unto the Lord") and said: "Whatever noise you're going to make, just be sure you make the best...
Rogue Elephants. In their more poetic moments, sportswriters liken the line play to an "elephants' ballet." The elephant part is accurate. The Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" weighs about 1,100 Ibs. between them. Left End David ("Deacon") Jones, 29, stands 6 ft. 5 in., weighs 260 Ibs., and runs the 100 in 10 sec. flat. The Rams' right end, Lamar Lundy, 32 (6 ft. 7 in., 260 Ibs.), appears briefly in the movie version of In Cold Blood as a motorist who offers a lift to two hitchhiking murderers: they take one look...
Jamb, long-lost deacon and husband of the minister's daughter...
Reconstructed from the recollections of admirals and mess cooks, aviators and boatswain's mates-both Japanese and American-Lord's account of the two-day battle is supercharged with acts of individual courage. Marine "Gunny" Deacon Arnold concocts anti-invasion mines with blasting gelatin stuffed into lengths of sewer pipe. Movie Director John Ford, wounded during the first Japanese strike, keeps on shooting with his camera. Lieut. Rokuro Kikuchi, his "Betty" bathed in flame, waves goodbye to his fellow airmen...