Word: intrepidly
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...combination of luck, skill and attitude helped Walker to prevail over the wilderness; he died a proud and prosperous rancher in 1876 at the age of 77. Westering Man offers an unfamiliar frontier landscape. Here, the Indians are con men, whisky distilling is a regional pastime, and meteorites terrify intrepid explorers. The mood is antic, but the True West is not always the most appealing of places. Still, Joseph Walker is its true exemplar, and Bil Gilbert is its true celebrator. Those in search of myth should try Louis L'Amour or Zane Grey...
...Souza called Cole's suit "excessive" and said it was "an attempt to strangle financially--if not legally--a student newspaper intrepid enough to criticize a faculty member's teaching methods." He added that he had offered Cole a full page in the Review to respond to the article, but that Cole had refused...
DIED. Larry ("Buster") Crabbe, 75, former swimming champion and 1930s film star best known as the original Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers; in Scottsdale, Ariz. After winning a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics, he moved to Hollywood, eventually calling himself "King of the Serials" for his intrepid science-fiction roles. Crabbe later became a fitness and exercise advocate, swimming a steady two miles a day well into...
Nevertheless, the jig was up. According to testimony quoted in the Washington Post. "Inspectors...then entered the work floor and led the two employees away, charging them with destruction of U.S. Mail." The intrepid Post Office inspectors relied not only on their wits and their knowledge of human nature, but on the most up-to-date technology available. Hidden in a "lookout gallery" high above the floor where the hapless cookie-embezzlers were feasting, the inspectors used binoculars and video cameras to obtain the evidence that would send Ferguson and Wilson up the river...
...audacity of this Guthrie offering brings honor to the U.S. theater. It also reminds us of what an intrepid culture hero Henrik Ibsen was. He strove mightily against the confines of a narrow provincial society to free the spirit and light up the mind. All of his plays are the sounds of chains snapping...