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...kept at least seven miles away from ground zero. Though the AEC's Division of Biology and Medicine warned of eye damage and burns, though not cancer, its Division of Military Application allowed the troops within four miles. The military's reasoning: the soldiers could more easily "exploit the enemy's position" after the blast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Rediscovering the Past | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

...slapstick. With the advent of sound, film comedies became merely photographic recordings of funny dialogue and burlesque situations which could be effectively mounted on the stage. Even comedies of the 30's (including those made by the Marx Brothers which were unique in their own way) continued to exploit non-verbal, absurd gags. More contemporaneous comedians such as Jerry Lewis, Peter Sellers and Mel Brooks also rely heavily on verbal puns and physical mise-en-scene, yet still with no attempt made to convey it in cinematic terms. In contrast, Woody Allen has gradually and continously cultivated a singular approach...

Author: By Vlada Petric, | Title: A Renaissance Of American Film Comedy | 6/25/1979 | See Source »

...very nervous man who delights in being "among the first dentists in New York to use the drill that spritzes water." Vince Ricardo (Falk) claims to have dreamed up the Bay of Pigs invasion. Sheldon wonders if Vince might be nuts, but Vince has proof of his most famous exploit: an autographed portrait of J.F.K. with the inscription, "At least we tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bananas | 6/18/1979 | See Source »

...efforts to develop alternative energy sources. A multibillion-dollar effort would not only pay off in increased fuel supplies, but also bolster the nation's bargaining clout with OPEC; the cartel would recognize that its monopoly could not last forever. In any event, the nation must try to exploit all its energy options, including nuclear power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Prices: Some Small Relief | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

...relative weaknesses, but it's not as if you can exploit them consistently." Chaikovsky said. And, as captain Kevin Shaw put it. "Don doesn't do any one thing to overpower you, it's just that in the course of a match every shot he hits wears you down...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Don Pompan: The Harvard Tennis Team's Lively Ace | 5/9/1979 | See Source »

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