Word: rolled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Correspondent Jim Hartz and an Israeli escort officer were filming an interview as their car traveled on the Golan Heights behind Israeli lines. Without warning, a shell hit near the road. While camera and tape recorder continued to roll, Hartz, his escort and film crew ditched the car and sprawled on the ground as a heart-stopping succession of blasts bracketed them...
...Allegheny Airlines flight from Washington to Hartford had been overbooked, and the agent at the gate told the ticket holder: Sorry, confirmed reservation or no, all the seats are taken. Considering who the grounded passenger was, it might have been better to roll out another plane. For litigious Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, unlike most travelers who are left at the gate, filed a lawsuit. He gathered evidence showing that Allegheny regularly overbooks (as do most airlines). Last week Federal Judge Charles Richey ruled that Allegheny bumps "wantonly" and "with malice." He tagged the airline for $50,000 in punitive damages...
...flatness was particularly apparent in the first half. Quarterback Jimmy Stoeckel directed the Crimson offense for 43 total yards, 39 of which came on 21 ground attempts. This dismal first-half showing was matched only by the disappointing performance of Harvard's heralded defense. The defense allowed Dartmouth to roll up 205 yards on offense and 24 points...
...Terriers, however, wouldn't roll over and play dead. As the winds died and became erratic, B.U. coasted to firsts in both divisions while Angell and Roehm were having their problems. Roehm had to scramble from last place on the final leg to get a sixth, just enough to complement Angell's sixth-place finish and preserve...
...Divorced. Elvis Presley, 38, rock V roll's Golden Oldy supercrooner; and Priscilla Ann Beaulieu Presley, 25, a stunning brunette from Memphis who met and conquered Elvis in Germany when he was the most famous sergeant in the U.S. Army; after six years and one child; in Santa Monica. In addition to a cool $1.5 million, Elvis also gave Priscilla a 5% interest in his music companies and half of the proceeds from the sale of their Holmby Hills, Calif., home. -Died. Walter Audisio, 64, World War II Italian Communist partisan leader who claimed credit for gunning down Benito...