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...major airports around the U.S., ground crews smile apologetically as they ransack women's handbags, flip through businessmen's briefcases, tear open wrapped packages and even frisk some passengers for firearms, knives or other weapons that could be used to hijack a plane. For the passengers, these security spot checks are a brief, unaccustomed annoyance; for the airlines, they are a financial drag. Both the annoyance and the burden will climb sharply next week, as tough new federal regulations designed to guard against skyjacking take hold...
...crusty exterior covering up his sentimental inside, and Rees Morrison is the innocent young rat who's just migrated from Greenwich. Connecticut to make his way up in the big city. The two play well opposite each other moving quickly back and forth from over acted melodrama to flip humor and they've already learned how to adjust to the specific atmosphere generated by each audience...
...first since he graduated. He has maintained close ties with alma mater and his 1968 teammates, even though "most of the guys have gone in different directions." But Dowling won't be in the stands today when the Elis take the field against Harvard. About the time the coin flip sails into the air. Dowling will be pulling in his New England Patriot uniform in a Baltimore locker room...
...Like Flip Wilson on NBC, Cosby uses his hour as a showcase for black talent, with some of the best singers and dancers on the tube or anywhere else. They shoot out 1,000 watts every time they snap their fingers-and very nearly short-circuit the tube with electrical overload...
...rare occasion that could bring together Lucille Ball, Rowan and Martin, and Flip Wilson as Geraldine in a bunny outfit-an anniversary party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in honor of Johnny Carson's ten years as host of the Tonight Show. After receiving an eleven-tier cake almost twice his height (5 ft. 11 in.), Carson startled his guests by announcing: "A lot of columnists have been asking why me and my gal haven't set a date for the wedding, so I think I will tell you that we were married at 1:30 this afternoon...