Word: hardness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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TRUE GRIT. At 62, John Wayne is still riding tall in the saddle. Playing a hard-drinking but softhearted lawman in this cornball western comedy, Wayne proves that his nickname, "The Duke," has never been more...
...What a horrific background and path to tread to attain world infamy. His mother the worst kind of thief, stealing guns so others could kill. A father who defected and was a traitor to the French government for which he worked. Ho, a hard man who literally butchered his way to leadership-an opportunist who rode every horse as long as it suited his purpose...
...nurse eventually came over and with tremendous efficiency shoved forkfulls of food into her mouth, which she swallowed without bothering to chew. It would have been hard for her to chew because she had no teeth, but anyway lunch was so soft and mushy that it really didn't make much difference. After a while the nurse, with a few razor strokes of the fork, scraped the mashed potatoes off the women's chin and left. She remained frozen with something that might have been a smile, and gravy for a beard. When I looked up again...
Another dependable quarterback is, surprisingly enough, at Brown. Bryan Marini throws hard, accurate passes and teamed well with end Greg Kontos last year. Kontos has been graduated, and Brown's ends are not a strong point this year, so Marini might find it wiser to concentrate more on a ground game. He has good backs behind him and is a good runner himself. Marini's greatest contribution, however, may be as an experienced signal-caller for the Bruins' sophomore-laden team...
...promises to be a good one. There are now two good quarterbacks competing for the starting job after sharing it almost evenly last year. Bill Koenig is a senior who throws exceptionally well, especially to deep receivers. His colleague is junior Jim Chasey, who throws accurately, but not as hard and as far as Koenig. Neither has been consistent enough to be a star for coach Bob Blackman, who is at least as well known as Smoky the Bear in Hanover...