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...children of Peanuts are beset by an assortment of griefs and fears. Charlie Brown's little sister Sally is afraid of kindergarten. Linus, refusing to memorize his piece for the Christmas pageant, knuckles under when faced with the imminent threat of his sister's cocked fist. The ungovernable loudmouth Lucy gets depressed by the thought that the world has downs as well as ups. "I don't want any downs,' " she bellows. "I just want 'ups' and 'ups' and 'ups.' " Even Snoopy-whom Short sees as a kind of Christ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theology: Good Grief, Charlie Schulz! | 1/1/1965 | See Source »

...Knees. Down beneath the stands, wearing his lucky brown trousers and a blue sweater with NOTRE DAME lettered across the front, the Subway Alumni's candidate stood in the middle of the noisy locker room. "Everybody stay where you are!" he yelled. Then, pounding his fist into his palm, Ara Raoul Parseghian, 41, began to talk. "Boys (bang), you read the newspapers (bang). The predictors (bang, bang) say Michigan State is going to beat us. But we (bang) are a better team than they are. We're going out there (bang) and prove it (BANG)!" Then, along with the rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football: Ara the Beautiful | 11/20/1964 | See Source »

...Fist in Anger. The starter's flag had barely fluttered when Clark shot into the lead, opening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: With a Nudge for Luck | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

...pass Hill on the straightaways, the Italian picked the worst turn on the course, a tight hairpin, as a likely spot to make his move. Four times he tried to slip past; four times he failed-coming so close to Hill's B.R.M. that the Briton shook his fist in anger. On the 31st lap he tried again-and this time he slammed into the B.R.M., bounced it clear off the track into a fence. Tail pipes bent, title hopes shattered, Hill limped into the pits and exploded with rage: "Rank amateur driving. Inexcusable." That put Surtees fourth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: With a Nudge for Luck | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

...assumes an unfortunate nasal and metallic quality over a microphone. Nor do still pictures convey the vitality of his light-footed boxer's carriage, as he energetically shifts his weight from foot to foot, walks along briskly, claps his hands, or brushes a reporter's paunch playfully with his fist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frank Bellotti and Old Style Politicking | 10/30/1964 | See Source »

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