Word: punch
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Prose, obviously, is Newman's bag and he is one of the few TV newscasters who can write anything that stands jp. He has contributed over the years to the Atlantic, Harper's and Punch Newman started writing at George Washington High School in his native Manhattan, took a journalism degree at University of Wisconsin ('40) and did graduate work in government at Louisiana State University. Later he studied in France, covered the State Department for the United Press, then became a writer for CBS's Eric Sevareid. From 1952 to 1961, he worked mainly...
...invented the game almost 500 years ago. Or to the Canadians, who have made it their No. 1 participant sport, with 750,000 players spread across the country. In the old days, stout Scottish farmers slid their rough-hewn stones across the frozen lochs, nipping liberally on the "whisky punch," long a part of curling tradition as "the usual drink in order to encourage the growth of barley." The game was carried to Canada in the mid-1700s by Scottish soldiers who melted cannon balls into 60-lb. "irons" for a frolic on the frozen St. Lawrence. Pioneer farmers ringed...
...sure, Honor is a bit of a fraud. The fist she brandishes so threateningly is really papier-mache. Her secret problem is that she is a satirist who faints at the sight of blood. Her seventh novel has all the brilliance of an expertly pulled punch...
...been a letdown in support from the Administration. The timing of last week's announcement is not likely to mollify him. Not only did it occur at a juncture when the allies are on the defensive, but, coming so early, it may pull the commander's punch. "Why the hell did they announce it now?" asked one high-ranking officer in Saigon. "Do they want to lame-duck his next couple of months...
...their new punch and prowess -and their lofty standing in the league -Francis' Rangers at times still have their sloppy moments. Six times this season, they have suffered the indignity of being scored upon while they were at full strength and the other team had a man in the penalty box. But to long-suffering Madison Square Garden fans, who have not seen their heroes reach the Stanley Cup finals since 1950, the Rangers' amazing transformation is truly the miracle of 33rd Street...