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Charles de Gaulle once likened him to Mephistopheles. Françoise Giroud, editor in chief of L'Express, said that he was "as gracious as a cactus." The New Yorker's Genêt noted his "cold genius for integrity." Others have described him as an "instrument of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: As Le Monde Turns | 12/26/1969 | See Source »

Both squads play extremely physical hockey, leaning more to a defensive strategy than an explosive offensive style. Each team has the physical size and the necessary goaltending to make the system pay off. And in Harvard, a position-playing, precision-passing squall that is easily rattled by rough play, both...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Varsity Skaters to Take on Army In Round One of Garden Tourney | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

With cool precision, John Reitz pulled the Crimson ahead in the first bout of the epee. His opponent could not withstand his short thrusts, and Reitz had a 5-1 victory. The Beavers came back to tie the match once again in the next bout, as Micky Irvings was hit...

Author: By Martin R. Garay, | Title: Fencers Defeat Eager Beavers With Strong Surge in Final Round | 12/18/1969 | See Source »

The Eagle style of hockey is based on hard-hitting and harder shooting. With lessened emphasis on finesse or precision play. It is not designed so much to be an end in itself, but primarily a means of throwing the opposition off its own game, and it is highly successful...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Snooker's Fight Talk Is B. C. Edge Hockey Team Faces BC Tonight, Second Place in East is At Stake | 12/17/1969 | See Source »

It's always interesting to see how the ghost scenes in Shakespeare are played. De Grazia has Fletcher Word, a black actor, play the Ghost from atop a platform. Word dressed entirely in black, moves with a mime's precision through Oriental poses, enshrouded always in a huge cape. The...

Author: By David R. Ignatius, | Title: The Theatregoer Hamlet | 12/13/1969 | See Source »

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