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Fair Warning. One of the unnatural habits Nicklaus had acquired was a hook; he used to hit all his shots with a slight left-to-right fade. Another was a deliberately long, pendulum-like putting stroke-in place of the short, choppy stroke he had used throughout most of his career. At Baltusrol, Jack decided to do what came naturally, and in practice he fired a fantastic 62-eight strokes under par, two under the competitive course record. Arnold Palmer bravely insisted: "That won't shake anybody up but Jack...
...Arabs displayed wild fervor and unusual unity in facing Israel, the Israelis themselves reacted with extraordinary spirit. Lately, many Israelis had begun to fear that the dream that created and fired their state might be beginning to fade. Their country faced severe economic problems. Many who had settled it were now abandoning it. Morale among much of the populace was low. For a 19-year-old, Israel suddenly seemed listless, tired and dispirited. The crisis changed all that: suddenly the dream was very much alive again. The Jewish people once more reacted with vigor to the problem that has always...
...farms came a collective female chorus demanding that beauty salons, staffed by trained beauticians, become a permanent part of kibbutzim equipment. Some kibbutzim posted signs to advise passing tourists that their restaurants honored Diners' Club credit cards. As was bound to happen, some of the bloom was beginning to fade from the Jewish revolution. The Israelis wanted to live a little...
...Caesar, in turn, likes the cut of his job, but though he may act like a big deal, deep down he is a little schlemiel who can't even rob a grave without losing the body. Chased by cops and robbers, Caesar is saved at the final fade-out only by dumb luck and a dumber script...
...sheet; after a few sighs, his mind wanders away from crises and commitments to the pleasant task of re-creating happy scenes at the ranch or on the lake; he remembers old friends . . . they all flow together in a slowly swirling series of thoughts which fade at the first soft snore...