Word: ralph
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...Democratic Senators David Boren of Oklahoma and William Proxmire of Wisconsin; Democratic Congressmen Anthony Beilenson of California, Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana and William Natcher of Kentucky; Republican Congressmen Bill Archer of Texas, William Goodling of Pennsylvania, Willis Gradison Jr. of Ohio, Jim Leach of Iowa and Ralph Regula of Ohio...
...That gift took Burton to Oxford during World War II, and in 1948, after a mandatory stint in the Royal Air Force, to London's West End, where he soon established himself as a logical successor to the reigning monarchs of the stage: Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. Coriolanus, he thought, was his greatest role, and others agreed. "Nobody else can ever again play Coriolanus now," said Olivier. Added Critic Kenneth Tynan: "We thought he could be another Edmund Kean, that he was going to be the greatest classical actor living...
There is confusion over the practical effects the law will have. Larry Foster, an attorney for the Clayton County school system, foresees few problems: "All this bill does is say to the religious folks, 'Hey, you can come in too.' " But Ralph Goldberg, a cooperating attorney with the Georgia branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, says he plans to use the law in his suit on behalf of the Atlanta Peace Alliance, which wants access to the city's schools...
...body weight and pulmonary function have all been shown to be positively influenced by exercise. A new study, conducted at Harvard and Stanford and published in last week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, further confirms the benefits. According to its principal author, Dr. Ralph Paffenbarger, the study of 17,000 men ages 35 through 84 revealed "a direct relationship between the level of physical activity and the length of life." Fatal heart disease was found to be nearly twice as common among the most sedentary subjects as it among the most active, Concludes...
...crowd formed a similar array: there were families and high school students eager to get their first glimpse of an authentic Olympic event. "How many chances do you get to see Olympic soccer in New England?" asked Ralph Ticknor of Cambridge. On Wednesday he rooted for the team from Cameroon. "I'm impressed with their passing," he said...