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...Minuteman installations either built or abuilding. Officially declared operational for the first time this week, 20 of the three-stage, 32-ton Minutemen are now cradled in 80-ft. silos sunk in Montana's wheat and cattle country. They are armed with nuclear warheads, aimed and ready to hurl the equivalent of 500,000 tons...
...associate professor of history; she, six years older, is the prexy's daughter. She has invited a new young couple over for a nightcap; and while waiting for the guests to arrive, there is some joking and joshing. But as the youngsters enter, they hear a wrought-up Martha hurl "Screw you!" across the room at her husband. Nick (George Grizzard), aged 30, is a new member of the biology department; his wife Honey (Melinda Dillon) is four years younger. At first they are onlookers, but before long they find themselves sucked into the vortex of a maelstrom...
Bassett will probably do his passing from a roll-out pattern (giving him a chance to run if this proves expedient), while Humenuk and Bartolet will tend to drop back and hurl longer missiles. As the season progresses, halfbacks Taylor and Harshbarger, and maybe even fullback Grana might be doing some passing. If such a situation materializes, and if the line can provide the necessary blocking and pass protection, the Harvard attack, potentially explosive on the ground or in the air, will be difficult to defense...
...like a gale, action like an avalanche roar out of the screen, leveling all resistance. The scenes are short, the story swift, the cutting terse. Like a giant cauldron the screen boils with life, and Kurosawa's telescopic lenses, spooning deep, lift the depths to the surface and hurl the whole mess at the spectator's face. All the players play with succussive intensity, but Mifune, a magnificent athlete-actor, dominates the scene...
...political effect, creating an illusion of action to allay growing criticism of inaction in Cuba. The scare headlines enhanced the illusion-but the Kremlin has a sharp eye for small type and would scarcely be frightened. Moreover, Soviet and Castro propagandists now had a handy new handle to hurl charges of U.S. "warmongering...