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Writing on the Palm...
...jeering harassment, the lack of orderly law enforcement and the apathy of many public officials gave me no other choice. (Arriving at my residence to investigate the fourth break-in within six months, the officer proceeded to borrow a pen so that he could write the report on the palm of his hand, having no paper...
...smile and a handshake. At the bar, he snared his drink like a swimmer taking a racing-turn in slow-motion and continued to make the rounds of the room. As we shook hands, I noticed that four letters were written in felt tip black ink across the carmel palm of his right hand. The letters were "FMBC". I asked him what they stood...
Died. Akim Tamiroff, 72, versatile character actor with tragicomic phiz and Volga-rich voice; in Palm Springs, Calif. Trained at the Moscow Art Theater, Tamiroff accompanied its repertory troupe on a tour of the U.S. in 1923 and stayed behind to act on Broadway. In 1932 he moved to Hollywood to begin a long film career that spanned more than 60 films. Although he never lost his thick Russian accent, Tamiroff plausibly played characters of nearly every nationality and won two Academy Award nominations for supporting actor-as the sinister Chinese warlord in The General Died at Dawn...
...warmth. George McGovern's mouth, however, was a disaster-too weak and narrow for a winner. Asano reconfirmed his diagnosis with palmistry. Sure enough, enlarged photos of the Nixon hands showed an unmistakably straighter head line, which begins between the thumb and index finger and runs across the palm...