Word: following
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...strangely enough, does Jerry's Adam appear very much more attractive. Rather he appears an extremely self-righteous innocent who believes that he can follow his heart and escape from his former life with Ruth unscathed. His litany to her is cowardly and irresponsible--don't hate me, he whines, be happy for me, don't make it difficult for me. His egocentricity gnaws at us, the egocentricity of a man attempting to retain his innocence while all those around him are losing theirs...
Incredulous, New York Times Associate Editor Max Frankel asked a follow-up question that offered Ford a chance to retreat, but Ford lowered his head and charged into a trap of his own making. By his reckoning, Yugoslavia, Rumania and even Poland were not under the Soviet thumb. "Each of these countries is independent, autonomous; it has its own territorial integrity...
...bill. That, incidentally, is about what she makes for every minute on the newscast, and she earned it. Walters fluffed nary a line, and even had two modest opening-night scoops. Newly deposed Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz suggested by telephone shortly before air time that Jimmy Carter should follow his example and resign for using lewd language. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat disclosed in a taped interview via satellite that he had been asked to send troops into Lebanon. "1 must tell you quite frankly, Bah-bar-ah," said the helpful newsmaker, "this is for the first time." He later congratulated...
Stubborn persistence in trying to follow the film's plot may raise as many questions as it answers. The following, however, is clear: a sadistic old Nazi named Christian Szell (Olivier) is hiding out in luxury among the flora and fauna of Uruguay. Szell has kept snug on fees he collected from Jews in concentration camps. To help them escape the gas ovens, he first accepted gold-often fillings from teeth, which he obligingly pulled himself-then diamonds. The diamonds are stashed in a Manhattan safe-deposit box, watched over by Szell's brother, who, as the movie...
...earthly Muses of literary men tend to follow a certain succession. The first wife gets to bear the babies. The next wife or two come in on the money and the fame. The poor last wife is left to serve as practical nurse to the Great Man's aches and pains and, as widow, play keeper to his flame...