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Word: perfectible (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spite of what she termed her "perfect academic record" and the accompanying letter from her doctor, Petri was turned down by the Cornell, Duke, Columbia and Tufts Med Schools...

Author: By Clark Mason, | Title: Alumna Says Ostomy Surgery Biased Some Medical Schools | 5/6/1976 | See Source »

...more impressive. Alexander Wells, as the three-headed dragon, changes his character slightly each time he changes faces. First as a self-satisfied military officer, then as cowardly tyrant, and finally as a simpering, giggling despot who knows he has crippled the souls of his people, Wells is a perfect villain. David Reiffel is equally good in his role as the not-quite-sane mayor, who switches mental illnesses to suit the moment. Charles Weinstein, as the mayor's conniving son who gives up his fiancee to the dragon in return for a position as private secretary, may overdo...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: And They Lived Happily Ever After | 5/4/1976 | See Source »

...perfect professional's wife...

Author: By Steve Chapman, | Title: Runnin' Naked | 5/3/1976 | See Source »

...made the Rochester Country Club famous, for like so many preeminent golfers--from Ben Hogan to Johnny Revolta and a Shinnecock Indian by the name of "Big Jim" who won the U.S. Open in 1896--it was as a caddy that Hagen learned the game and went on to perfect...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: John Bartlett and the Saga of Hagen | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...generally excellent. Emily Altman as Monica, and Jenny Marre as Liz are outstanding, delivering their lines with precise comic timing. Altman skillfully portrays the long-suffering secretary who manages Garry's business affairs while Marre captures the combination of grace, warmth, and level-headedness that makes Liz a perfect complement to Garry's irresponsibility. Philip Kraft turns in a hilarious character bit as Roland Maule, affecting nervous and eccentric mannerisms that convincingly delineate his madness. But Susan Schwartz is miscast as the seductive and elegantly attractive Joanna; she is just too abrasive and overtly aggressive. Joanna's seduction of Garry...

Author: By John Chou, | Title: Simple Smiles | 4/26/1976 | See Source »

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