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...interest of flexibility Nieman speakers are seldom scheduled much in advance; we grab people quite randomly as they become available or as their subjects seem timely...
Harvard began ferociously, pouring in the contest's first 10 points. But Acadia switched to a zone defense and stormed back to grab a 16-12 lead behind the fire of guard Robert Upshaw...
...personalities in show business. John Barrymore, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Sir Laurence Olivier and Paul Scofield are among those who failed to upstage her. One star she had always wanted to work with was Wayne, and when she was offered the chance she snapped it up. "I decided to grab him before it was too late...
McGuire called upon Gordon to lead the offense, and the signal caller brought the Crimson downfield for a quick score, culminating with a Tom Lincoln grab of a Gordon aerial. The conversion failed, with the Crimson down by only five, 23-18, with less than two minutes remaining...
...obscene materials across state lines, which carries a five-year maximum sentence. Parrish located Spelvin in Maine and tried to have her brought to Memphis for trial. Though she had never been in Tennessee, Maine Civil Liberties Union lawyers were unable to fight off Parrish's long-arm grab. So the celebrated porn actress came at last to Memphis. "Well," she said after being arraigned, "the 50th anniversary of the 'monkey trial' in Tennessee is coming up, so I guess they had to do something." Said Robert Howe, executive director of the Maine C.L.U.: "Actors and writers...