Word: frosts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Every presidential election in this century except one was won by the Democrat or Republican whose last name contained more of the letters FROST WINK JUICE than his opponent...
...Officials ignored early evidence-including explicit and repeated warnings starting as early as February from a U.S. agriculture attaché in Moscow -that a frost-and drought-stricken harvest in 1972 would force the Soviets to make massive purchases of U.S. grain...
...early 1960s developed such a following of listeners (and advertisers) that he could schedule five straight hours of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane or "anybody who in those days was considered far out." In 1969 he became the first black music director of a major TV program, the David Frost Show. "O.K., Billy!" was the cue with which Frost kicked off every show...
...Diahann Carroll, 38, chic-sexy nightclub singer and the first black actress to star in her own television series (NBC's Julia); by Fredde Glusman, 39, the prosperous Las Vegas haberdasher who married her four months ago, shortly after Carroll broke her engagement to Talk Show Host David Frost; in Reno...
Three of the performances deserve special acclamation. Bill Evans, the rave of the jam session, came back and did a soft, imaginative and expressive set which was not, however, as good as his previous performance. Billy Taylor, formally the leader of the band on the David Frost Show, played brilliantly. His skillful quotations were full of polish and wit, and they showed a musical form deeply rooted in the classical tradition. Earl "Father" Hines, perhaps the most acclaimed jazz pianist alive, captivated the audience by holding a right hand trill for five complete courses, simultaneously improvising with his left hand...