Word: marathons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...class, "Gentleman" James Chiarkas of Lowell House seemed a sure win over Winthrop's Mike "Marathon" Bernick in the first round. By the third round, Chiarkas' jitterbug had slowed to a waltz, but he mustered a surprise left hook that just barely gave him the decision...
...Nixon considered the alternatives, there were signs of growing tension in the White House. He held frequent marathon meetings with his closest advisers on Watergate. On four occasions, he escaped from the pressures by cruising on the Potomac River aboard the presidential yacht Sequoia. Such cruises in the past have signaled presidential anxiety, and his inner turmoil was shared by his top aides. They seemed confused and uneasy, fearful that no satisfactory way could be found to avoid a confrontation with Congress and anxious about the effect of such a showdown on the U.S. public...
They Shoot Horses, Don't They. People are often "I was so much older then" about this movie: They like it at the time; they've grown out of it now; too self-consciously nihilistic and existential and despair-in-Atlantic-City. Maybe not, though. The dance marathon allegory might become tiresome except for the brilliance of Jane Fond's performance. She's best at jabbing out with neurotic intelligence, sharp enough to project that she knows her own mind is her worst enemy--the battle goes on before our very eyes, the nervous twitch furious with itself. Fonda...
...host of NBC'S Today program since 1971 and one of television's most prominent newsmen; of pneumonia following treatment for cancer of the bone marrow; in Manhattan. McGee was best known for his crisp, calm reporting at times of stress, epitomized by his twelve-hour marathon as NBC'S co-anchor man the day President Kennedy was assassinated. A seemingly ubiquitous narrator of documentaries, McGee became a lay expert on rocketry while covering the U.S. space program. Although suffering severely from back pains for the past few months, he bravely continued to work; he last appeared...
...entertained no doubts about the outcome after the singles matches got underway. Army boasted only one strong player, Jim Armstrong from southern California, who took Harvard's top man, Ken Lindner, to three sets before losing, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, in a two-and-one-half hour marathon...