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...million. On the average, they were said to be on the take for more than three years. The purported record holder was a man who had illegally been on welfare for a decade. The Government claims one individual swindled $17,500 during a two-year period, but the mean grab for the 92 was put at $210 a month, or slightly more than $2,500 a year...
...wizard of rhyme, he lacked some of the inventive fun of Coward's lines. Despite Porter's infatuation with what he called the "rich-rich," he is less intercontinental than Coward. His true territorial imperative was Broadway. The propellent force in his songs is to reach and grab a New York audience. In this production, the women clearly outshine the men. Each has a distinct personality in manner and voice. Maureen Moore has a cheerleader's strut, a wickedly independent pelvis and a blazing trumpet's delivery. She also does the show's most affecting...
...spend the night here whenever you want. But don't tell any one, O.K.? And let's not be seen together in public. I don't want the guys on the team to know." Beth listened to the stories, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She wanted to grab Suzanne, shake her and scream, "Don't you know they don't give a damn about...
Cries of outrage should greet the President's blatant grab for more power; instead, we sagely nod our heads and agree that we must sacrifice for the good of the state. Rather than demanding the repeal of the energy price controls that caused the crisis, we blindly resolve to give the Government even more authority over our lives. This is war-war against our liberty-and we are surrendering without firing a shot...
...Niagara Falls. Unfortunately we are all in this boat together, and we have just been thrown the last rope. Are we now going to sit and watch our politicians let it slip away, because they can't decide whether or not it might bruise their fingers if they grab...