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There were other games. At the top of his backswing, Johnny was told to aim the brass rivet on the left rear pocket of his Levi's at the ball. That helped him develop a smooth, rhythmic swing, which the pro said was "as natural as walking down the street." So that he would learn to perform under pressure, Johnny took on all comers on the putting green for up to 25? per hole. Slim as a seven iron, he also had to learn to make up in accuracy what he lacked in power. The tighter the fairways...
Some listeners may be uneasy because Taverner is not so much a traditional opera as a mélange of spinning theatrical events that dazzle the eye and rivet the ear. Musically, when Davies is not weaving in themes from Taverner, his treatment of the usual choirs of the orchestra has enough richness and fireworks (ignited in masterly fashion by Conductor Edward Downes) to placate the most avid devotees of Richard Strauss. Davies' hair-raising special effects-massed percussion, squealing clarinets, even the grating of a knife grinder-should be enough to titillate John Cage...
Automated War. Three years ago General William C. Westmoreland, then commander of U.S. forces in Viet Nam, forecast a future of automated wars "featuring almost instantaneous application of lethal firepower." Much of the air war is now automated and instantaneous. B-52s move in an electronic "bubble" generated by Rivet Ace, a highly classified system designed to snarl the latest model enemy missile radars. Fighters flying as low as 200 feet can be programmed to jerk into a sudden, evasive barrel roll the moment they are picked up by SAM radar. Over enemy infiltration routes, AC-130 Spectre gunships...
...bright for the Eli. There was a 17-2 freshman team coming up with three men who had scored 125 points among them, and a defenseman named D'arcy Ryan who had accounted for 51 by himself. Two of last year's top three scorers, Roger Demment and Greg Rivet were back, and Mark Fitzsimmons was returning in goal...
Coach Dick Gagliardi has kept the old freshman line basically intact. Junior Sam Aluni skates with Demment and Rivet on the second line, while sophomores Hurtubise, Mike Walsh and Dave Mayer make up a third unit. Basically, it is a potent forward alignment, and has produced nearly five goals a game. It is on defense that Yale has been done...