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...76ers a three-games-to-one lead, bouncing back to win the Eastern Division Playoffs. Pro basketball is a game of momentum, and the Celtics-tired and aging as they may be-have plenty of that. But then so do the Lakers, plus two of pro basketball's deadliest shooters in Elgin Baylor and Jerry West...
Missilery & Mouth. Missilery, muscle and mouth are the keys to the Rangers' resurgence. Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert and Vic Hadfield constitute the deadliest line in the league. Center Ratelle has 30 goals and 45 assists, ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring (behind Chicago's Stan Mikita). Right Wing Gilbert trails Ratelle by one goal; and Left Wing Hadfield, who missed a fifth of the season with a broken shoulder, has contributed 19 goals and 19 assists. For muscle, there is Reggie Fleming, a stocky "bad boy" who has spent 122 minutes in the penalty...
...made a pronouncement that was officially translated: "This exercise will be given the maximum support." Dr. William H. Stewart, Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, replied that it was a good thing so many countries were cooperating in an onslaught against two of the region's deadliest infectious diseases. Stewart pointed out that although Ghana has rung up a fine vaccination record recently, reported cases of smallpox have actually increased, because the disease has been imported by travelers visiting the country from other regions...
...other end of the scale, Ford portrays Liberty Valance as the archetypal villain. The deadliest and most sadistic killer in all Ford's films, Liberty Valance has been filtered through all Ford's other villains, emerging as a composite of the worst features in each. Doniphon and Valance, then, represent the individuals of Ford's West, Doniphon standing for order, Valance for anarchy. When they confront each other in the restaurant, Ford cuts directly back and forth between close shots of the two of them, establishing the direct link between them and the instinctive understanding each...
...independents-who might or might not back him if elected. He hedged the danger by weaving a complex web of alliances and patronage promises, then sat back to await the results. The night before the election, he invited 1,500 guests to a white-tie party at which the deadliest enemies ate and drank and gave each other the long Lao handshake that can last through an entire conversation...