Word: jenner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...instability, doubts are thrown on his story by a review of Warren Commission testimony that shows De Mohrenschildt last saw Oswald six months before the assassination. "It is absolutely out of the question that De Mohrenschildt had anything to do with Kennedy's death," fumes Chicago Attorney Albert Jenner, who interviewed De Mohrenschildt for the Warren Commission. Adds Jenner of the House Assassination Committee's entire performance: "Utterly disgusting...
...Despite the fact that British Physician Edward Jenner showed in 1796 that the disease could be prevented by inoculation with cowpox serum...
...minutes. One 15-year-old gulped down 19 pickled onions in two minutes. They were all contestants in Cosmorama, a Screwball Olympics held in Lingfield, England, where the equivalent of a gold was winning an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. The show's Bruce Jenner was Tory Roy Hatter, 25, vice chairman of the Young Conservatives and new holder of the world record for nonstop political speeches-29 hr. 12 min. 30 sec. of peroration on codfishing, women's rights and other matters. "Like most politicians," gasped Hatter after his champion performance, "I like...
Total Artistry. On Friday, Jenner roared through the five final events with a combination of speed and strength almost incomparably greater than any decathlon man before him. Smashing Avilov's record by 164 points, Jenner surpassed the long-presumed Olympic absolute of 8,500 points to score an astounding 8,618. Avilov, with 8,367 points, even gave up the silver medal, which went to West Germany's Guido Kratschmer...
...takes a decathlon athlete to truly appreciate what Jenner has done," summed up 1968 Decathlon Gold Medalist Bill Toomey. "It was total artistry, a beautiful composition." Citing the controlled intensity of Jenner's performance, Toomey added: "He was like a hand grenade ready to explode. And he held the pin until the Olympics. He was hungry, extremely motivated. That element was missing from a lot of American performances...