Word: performancy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they? Since the Council of Aries in 314, tradition has called for three existing bishops to perform new consecrations. Only two appeared in Denver: Albert A. Chambers, retired Episcopal bishop of Springfield, Ill., and Bishop Francisco J. Pagtakhan of the Philippine Independent Church, which is furious with its U.S. cousins for ordaining women priests. Without the customary three, the consecrations are under a cloud. There have been exceptions, but only in emergencies. Augustine, who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597, was told by the Pope to consecrate bishops by himself because there were no others to assist...
Harvard's best chances will come in the freestyle events with Liz Kelly leading the way, and in the 100- and 200-yd. backstroke behind the efforts of Laurie Downey. Kelly and Downey should also perform well in the 400- and 100-yd. individual medleys, respectively...
...typical of man to perform unsurmountable feats to conquer space, only to immediately pollute it. Perhaps scientists will soon devise ways to transport our garbage and wastes into space to form a "spectacular" a thousand times better than that which Astronaut Schweickart witnessed...
...most potent powers of global finance, carrying his dirty underwear to a washing. Blumenthal surely could afford a maid, even though he took a $534,000 salary cut-from $600,000 down to $66,000-when he left private industry to become a Government servant. But he prefers to perform his own chores because he is a man without pretensions...
...wedding pictures are ready for the album, and at 22, Olga Korbut has left her temper tantrums-and her parallel bars-behind. The Olympic gold medalist plans to coach gymnastics rather than perform. She also hopes to travel with her husband, Leonid Bortkevich, 27, a singer with the Soviet Union's popular folk-rock group Pesnyary (Singers). First stop: Cuba, where the couple will have a delayed honeymoon and where Leonid's group has an invitation to warble. As usual Pesnyary will perform jazzed-up Byelorussian songs. A pity, since Olga's favorites are by Stevie Wonder...