Word: pull
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...PRODUCERS. Zero Mostel as a Broad way producer caricatures Merrick not as David but Goliath in this often disjointed and inconsistent yet frequently uproariously funny film directed by Mel Brooks. THE GRADUATE. Director Mike Nichols doesn't quite pull a Babbitt out of the hat in this sophomoronic film about the disillusioning encounters suffered by an idealist college grad (Dustin Hoffman) when he returns home to Los Angeles...
...Russia. And last week at Grenoble, a pro-caliber Russian hockey team that had not lost a game in international competition since 1963 got its comeuppance from a gang of slam-bang Czechs, who spotted the Soviets a 1-0 lead, then struck back to win 5-4 and pull off the biggest upset of the entire winter games. Russia still managed to salvage a slightly tarnished gold medal when the Czechs could manage no better than a 2-2 tie in their final game against Sweden...
Harvard's swimming team put on a fantastic show last weekend against Princeton. It's a shame that the Crimson couldn't pull out the freestyle relay to win the meet...
...Denver graduate, "was to make people aware that violence is going to be a great part of American civilization unless people start doing something about it." The film was meant to blow the minds of the viewers, but they blew their cool instead. Some raced around trying to pull the plugs of the projectors; others tried to get their hands on the organizers. "We were very close to physical violence," recalls Lloyd-Jones. "Instead of getting angry at the war, they got mad at us. We didn't expect they would be so up-tight," said Peterson...
...draw in the 191-pound bout enabled Columbia's wrestling team to stave off a closing Harvard threat and pull out a 19-18 victory at the IAB Saturday...