Word: punch
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Power Punch...
Clay will probably try hard for a knockout to convince the skeptics that he has a power punch. Since Chuvalo is unable to back pedal, the fight should be a slugfest until the Canadian falls or Ali tires and decides to punish the challenger with his stinging jabs...
Backs John Hutchinson, professor of Physics and dean of Harvard rugby, and Mike Burbank will be strongly challenged for their jobs by the newcomers, John Dickinson, John Woodman, Steve Zeitian, and John Lightbody, all of whom should provide needed scoring punch. Dickinson played for the Argentine National Junior Team, and, at only 130 pounds, plays the tough fullback position as well as anyone Harvard ruggers have ever seen. His fine kicking ability should keep the ball out of trouble...
Unfortunately, this also means a simple-minded script digestible for enough yokels to pay for all those technical goodies, a film packed with cues for stock responses so nobody will think he's being put on. It means a cutting-speed where every few gags has a punch-line shot held for emphasis until you want to cry "Next!" like a slide-lecturer...
Times editorialists have long argued against a major U.S. commitment in Viet Nam.* The general Times approach comes under the guidance of Arthur Ochs ("Punch") Sulzberger, the publisher, who is Cy's first cousin, and John B. Oakes, editor of the editorial page, who is also a member of the Times family hierarchy. It is no secret that the Times editorial line on Viet Nam does not meet with universal approval among Timesmen, and the best public view of the continuing debate is Cy Sulzberger's consistent disagreement with his paper...