Word: duking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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William E. Colby, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, canceled a November talk at a Duke University Law Forum because of "negative reactions" he received at Harvard and other college campuses he spoke at this fall, according to a CIA aide quoted by the Law Forum's chairman in the Duke Chronicle...
Brown, 56, a former bomber pilot, is known for firm opinions and candor in expressing them. His troubles originated at a student forum at Duke University Law School on Oct. 10. During a 40-minute period of questions and answers in the student lounge, he was asked if the U.S. had considered using force against oil-producing nations in the Middle East. "I don't know," he said, responding rather cautiously at first. "I hope not. We have no plans...
...kind of bravado that Duke Wayne loves. At 67 he is a powerful but tamed presence. Since losing a lung to cancer, Wayne has been forced to cut corners to save strength. In recent westerns he has used an apple crate to mount his horse while his veteran double, Chuck Robeson, worked overtime on camera riding...
...Rooster Cogburn. Kate's acceptance of the hardships of making a brawling western seemed to reinvigorate Duke. Playing the same hard-drinking, one-eyed marshal who won him an Academy Award in True Grit, Wayne predictably chases an outlaw gang through the steep trails and canyons of the high desert. Joining in the good old pursuit is Kate as Spinster Eula Goodnight, out to avenge her murdered clergyman father. If the plot does not sound stirringly original, it at least gave the two aging stars a good workout...
...began, Kate warned Director Stuart Millar, "I have a mean streak a yard and a half wide." Millar, directing only his second film (his first in 1972 was called When the Legends Die), soon knew she meant it. Several workdays began with Kate royally telling him how she and Duke thought a scene should be shot. Moaned Millar: "A hell of a way to start the day." Kate countered: "A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least." The open secret on the set was that Duke and Kate pretty well directed themselves. More than once, Wayne stormed...