Word: precious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next day, Franko and a pretty girl were out strolling unrecognized until he was hailed from across the street. "It's here," he said, "somewhere," patting every pocket before locating the most precious artifact in the city. And he added a little sadly, "I hope it doesn't change my life. I like...
Fortuitously, a shipful of Conquisatores show up, led by Captain Walter Wallcarpeting (Anthony Calnek), in search of the Island's unspeakably precious jewel, the William Sapphire. They inadvertently bring along an evil pseudo-cleric. Missionary Position (Jon Shapiro), whose dream is to bring the Island and then the world into his mind-control cult. ("It wouldn't take much for a Guyana little Kool-Aid to start a religion here," he muses.) He teams up with the witch, the innumerable romances start, a noted TV personality emerges from the fountain, the Queen falls in love, and so forth...
...Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, another visitor, says, "They can decree that things be done here. We can't decree." But the generous way the Yugoslavs have followed their orders seems beyond the requirements of duty. Taxi drivers refuse exorbitant tips, and strangers race after passers-by to return precious figure-skating tickets dropped in the snow. "They are fiercely proud, and they want people to love their country," says Ueberroth. "This is what has to happen in Los Angeles for our Games to be successful." Among his new resolutions: to increase language services. "The Yugoslavs even gave Berlitz courses...
...Yugoslav public address announcer, Tucker muses, "He knows more English than he lets on," and takes off on another practice slide down a jagged icicle that meanders like a teardrop through the piny woods on Trebevic Mountain. With the Sarajevo Games opening this week, rehearsal time is precious even for the lugers who have been at it more than the year Tucker has, and he is puffing as he returns to the start...
...seem, though, the space station is not yet a sure bet. In an era of huge federal deficits, it will be an obvious target for congressional budget cutting. Some scientists, including a panel of the National Academy of Sciences, are concerned that the station could take precious federal funds from other research in space. (Beggs insists that NASA has no intention of sacrificing any existing programs.) Nor does the station have much support from the Pentagon, which says there is no compelling military need...