Word: fatefulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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White and Hillerman are superb foils for each other, but a little insult humor, however dryly delivered, goes a long way. Phyllis, another MTM effort, failed precisely because Cloris Leachman's strident putdowns tuckered out the audience. The Betty White Show can avoid Phyllis' fate if its creators capitalize on the satirical possibilities of their TV industry setting. Betty White, not to mention her viewers, simply must have more room to breathe...
Just because such talent is syndicated does not mean it always sees print. Some editors subscribe to a feature simply to keep it out of the hands of a competitor. Syndicated scribblers are also accustomed to having their more controversial works suppressed, a frequent fate of Jack Anderson's sometimes steamy disclosures and Doonesbury's acid wit. Such censorship, however, can boomerang. The New York News last week quietly dropped six Doonesburys that poked fun at the paper for its breathless Son of Sam coverage. To be sure that the twitting of its rival be made public, Rupert...
...decision that would have made King Solomon proud, state and city officials have settled the fate of the Cambridge Rescue Squad's controversial diesel rescue van. Beginning next March, the city will have to replace the familiar outsized red van with a standard-sized ambulance that meets federal specifications, but it will be able to retain the old vehicle for back-up duty and use in special emergencies...
...with the propane burner or let the hot air escape through a vent to ease us down, but our horizontal movement is entirely dependent upon the vagaries of Aeolus. "That is part of ballooning's magic," says Dougie. "You never know what your destination will be. Your fate is in the winds...
...draft the canal treaty. Reluctantly and a bit skeptically, Amador agreed. He sailed for Panama with Bunau-Varilla's promise of $100,000 to bribe Colombian troops; he hid his new flag under his clothing, wrapped around his torso. After arriving in Panama, Amador sent a coded cable: "Fate news bad powerful tiger. Urge vapor Colon." It meant that Colombian troops were arriving in five days, and the revolutionary plotters requested a U.S. steamer at Colon. Bunau-Varilla hurried to Washington and soon afterward the U.S.S. Nashville arrived at Colon?triggering the Panamanian revolution, which remained peaceful...