Word: duking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rest of the Duke's duds have become as ritualized as a knight's regalia. His stetsons and handmade boots, his chino pants and leather vests, his intricate, yoked-front shirts have been part of his standard wardrobe for years. He has been using the same gun belt for several decades, and the same chaps-a gift from an old western actor-for close to half a century. The "D" on the buckle stands for Dunson, the Wayne character in Red River. A gift from Hawks, it carries his initials in one corner. Wayne also wears...
...costume, much like Wayne's own character, varies only subtly from film to film. The Duke knows by instinct what audiences accept without question: whatever he may be called in the script, he is always unmistakably John Wayne. And who would have it any other...
...Duke plan, which would allow a limited number of students to defer payment on up to $1500 of their tuition and repay the university over a period of 30 years, follows in outline the Yale proposal...
...differs substantially, however, in that just under two per cent of the 8500 Duke students will be allowed to participate the first year, while under the Yale plan all students are eligible...
...Duke University has become the second major university to propose a deferred tuition payment plan. Yale first announced such a plan last December...