Word: footings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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McCurdy termed Jim Schlaeppi's race against Yale "a superlative emotional effort," and could only hope that his injured foot holds up today. Jed Fitzgerald has been ill with the grippe and his performance is uncertain also...
...best of the nation's youth is slowly being beaten to an impoverished pulp, it is essential that the MDC take steps to conserve a vital resource. A foot patrol, for example, could be stationed near Weeks Bridge, ready to respond to the sounds of battle. Or locks could be installed on the switchboxes. Or the MDC officers could be a wee more observant as they speed by in their cruiser chargers...
...heat there were insects, malaria, dysentery. By the third day, cast and crew were dropping like flies. In 4½ months of shooting, 30 doctors handled 960 sick calls. Eddie Albert had sunstroke and spent several days in delirium. Director John Huston got a foot infection and broke out in sties. Producer Zanuck developed shingles when it was all over-possibly aggravated by the realization that he had spent $4,000,000 to make an interesting but curiously unconvincing picture...
...Martin, Jim Schlaeppi, and Willie Thompson will make or break the race, according to Stowell. "Martin's as ready as he has ever been," said Stowell. "Schlaeppi has been bothered by foot trouble, but we're counting on him and on Thompson. And Mac Brown could easily upset the applecart...
...slim little light-foot guy with his gay, ageless grace had a good excuse for the jitters: this was the first time he had put on a TV show of his own. But aging (59) Dancing Master Fred Astaire needed only to walk into camera range to demonstrate that he is still attuned to his old rhythmic magic, still in charge of his old, easy charm...