Word: punch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time the court hands down a ruling in the Writers Guild suit, everybody's trying to dump off the idea on everybody else. You almost wish that Cowan's side had lost the case. Maybe his weak-kneed call for "more modest regulatory reforms" would have more punch to it. Cowan tells us that "while it would be technically simple to establish a system that relied less heavily on advertising, the opposition from advertisers and the broadcasting industry would almost certainly make such a proposal politically unacceptable." His solution is simple: if the fight looks hopeless, don't think about...
...World of Henry Orient (1964), he understands smart young people and knows how to cast them. Lane, a pretty refugee from Broadway's Runaways, is a completely unmannered actress who cuts to the guts of every scene; she is a major find. Though Bernard has too many punch lines and must speak in a second language, he rises to Lane's level by the end. The adults are just as good. Arthur Hill plays the same understanding stepfather he did in The Champ, but here he has the chance to bring the character to life. Sally Kellerman...
...limit on how long you can stay out on a nuclear submarine is determined by the food and other consumables on board -and the psychological limit of the crew. There's a lot of habitability that's built into a Trident." Not to mention an enormous lethal punch, which is intended to deter war by ensuring that the U.S. can retaliate devastatingly in the event of nuclear attack. For the Ohio to succeed as a deterrent would mean that some 30 years from now, when it is expected to retire, it would never have fired a shot...
PHILADELPHIA vs. VANCOUVER: Philly coach Pat Quinn succeeded Bob McCammon--who "resigned" midway through the schedule--and guided the team to fourth overall. No longer the Broad St. Bullies, many Flyers can still pack a punch. But the key is whether goalie Wayne Stephenson can adequately replace the injured Bernie Parent...
...dramatic seven-game quarterfinal matchup last year, and possess Mike Palmateer, in Bruin mentor Don Cherry's opinion the best goalie in the league. Salming, Turnbull and Burrows compose the second-best trio of defensemen in the NHL. The late-season acquisition of Paul Gardner should add punch to an attack that relies almost exclusively upon Sittler and MacDonald...