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...rock. Widening its accessibility translates very easily into dollars. I had intended to count commercials last Friday, but I lost count way before 36. The steady stream of commercials is a tribute to the greed of the media powers that be. All I can see to do is grin and bear...

Author: By Frederick Boyd, | Title: In Defense of Alice Cooper | 12/14/1972 | See Source »

Cleary, reflecting on the schedule, leaned back in his office chair with a wide grin on his face and tongue in cheek. "Oh, we have a real easy schedule," he said. "Let's see, we play Michigan December 28, then the Czech National team on the fourth, they should be a pushover, then there's Cornell on the sixth, an easy win, and Dartmouth on the tenth. So, as you can see, we have a real easy time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Hockey Squad Faces Off Against UNH | 12/2/1972 | See Source »

...foreign-language institute, my friend had played the saxophone in the institute's orchestra. He also had had a fine collection of Chinese-made recordings of Beethoven's works, which he "lost" during the Cultural Revolution. How? "Well, perhaps my sister put them somewhere," he responded with a grin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Dividends of Rediscovery | 11/20/1972 | See Source »

...gone to one of three receivers. Meanwhile the Colts had inserted a fresh cornerback, Rex Kern, No. 44, into the secondary; his primary responsibility was covering Caster. As Namath dropped back, Kern, fresh from an injury, tried to pick up the speedy Jet tight end. Namath recalls with a grin: "As I was getting ready to throw, I just saw a big, clean No. 44 on the guy's jersey and I knew that's where I was going to go." Caster, with three steps on Kern, snagged Namath's pass and raced into the end zone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joe Namath and the Jet-Propelled Offense | 10/16/1972 | See Source »

...that Joe is an incipient St. Christopher, whose image in metal he wears round his neck. True, he turned down the drinks pressed upon him by coaches and friends two weeks ago in Houston with a nonchalant, "Haven't you heard? Tomorrow is game day." But the grin and the drawl were the purest Namath insouciance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joe Namath and the Jet-Propelled Offense | 10/16/1972 | See Source »

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