Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...original launch of 10,000, they could easily overwhelm any conceivable "terminal" defense. Besides, by then it might be too late to prevent terrible damage. Warheads can be set to detonate if struck by interceptor rockets or projectiles, and though hardened missile silos are almost impervious to anything except a direct hit, nuclear explosions even in the upper atmosphere can rain ghastly destruction on cities...
...fiendish cleverness, in fact, through the oldest trick in the book: by performing what must be the most bizarre rooster imitation ever seen in the history of Western civilization, he convinces the Devil that the sun has come up, that time is up. All is found to be complete except for one item specifically mentioned in the contract--a black cat; but no cat, no soul, the contract is null and void, the Devil loses, and Nicholas is allowed to keep his soul. Such were the days before Federal E. press...
...bonding against crimes he might commit. He is required to be at the American Legion post at 7 a.m. with his horse, to be in costume and to wear a mask. One of the twelve rules he must obey is that he "shall not possess nor consume any beverage except as dispensed from the liquor wagon." All day he will ride through the country collecting chickens, rice and vegetables for a gumbo the womenfolk will cook back in town. The column will be halted frequently for beer and boiled eggs. A Cajun band on a wagon, relying heavily on fiddle...
...four of the cagers' main frontcourt players--Anna Collins, Sharon Hayes, woody Joseph, and Beth Chandler--are strongest away from the basket. And all except Chandler rarely score from the lane except an offensive rebounds...
...except perhaps Merce Cunningham, is as precise and sophisticated as Robbins about the appearance of his dances. This little romp takes place in a bright, white envelope. The performers wear Florence Klotz's body suits in black (Sean Lavery), white (Ib Andersen) or thrilling primary colors (red for Kyra Nichols, blue for Maria Calegari, lighter blue for the five additional men and pollen-yellow for the female corps of five). With marvelous physical mastery, they whirl and prance, graceful and playful as gods. There is neither poetry nor memory here, just an endless sunny...