Word: highlight
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...announced highlight of the fireworks display was the explosion of a specially built 126-pound rocket, the largest ever shot off in the United States. Although the gargantuan rocket exploded several hundred feet below its anticipated height of 2000 feet, the crowd was visibly awed by the tremendous multi-colored burst...
...jazz highlight of this weekend is 30 minutes out of town. Bossa nova master Stan Getz is bringing his tenor sax and his quartet to Sandy Berman's Jazz Revival in Beverly (54 Cabot St., 922-7515) through July 3. In addition to regular evening sets, the Getz quartet will play a special Sunday matinee from 4-7 p.m. Monday night traditional jazzmen Dave Whitney and Reggie Phillips take over...
...range, Soprano Patricia Craig of the New York City Opera made a soulful Lisa. The Italian soprano Magda Olivero brought her legendary stage authority to the role of the Countess, although there is not much left of a once distinctive voice. As the obsessed Herman, Jack Trussel was the highlight of the show. Here is an American singing actor with a riveting, haunting stage presence and a clear, powerful tenor voice to match...
...hours of interviews with Nixon that he taped for his series on the ex-President, David Frost plans to get enough material for three more shows. Round 3, to be broadcast on Thursday, will highlight the early years of Nixon's Viet Nam policy and include his views on the invasion of Cambodia and on domestic dissent. At one point, according to sources who have seen the tapings, Frost pauses, searching for a word to sum up the Nixon attitude. Nixon interrupts and suggests "paranoia?" Frost replies, "Yes." The two men talk about the former President's feelings...
...form. Viewers are asked to remove their shoes before they enter--the floor is spongy and feels dreamy to walk on. The sleeping subject behind the glass has his brain and body activity constantly monitored, and readings are displayed on a large screen next to him. He is the highlight of the exhibit--a real sleeper...