Word: rollings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this time there were clues. Heather's body turned up in a plastic garbage bag that apparently came from a roll found in the Simses' Alton home. An autopsy showed that the baby had been smothered and her body frozen; a hair sample was discovered in a deep freezer in the house of Paula's parents, where she and husband Robert had been staying. Paula was indicted on charges of concealing a homicide and obstructing justice in both cases. Last week a grand jury added charges of murdering Heather. No action was taken against Robert, but police consider...
...expressive style of dress belies an air of self-containment. Lee is serious and taciturn, especially around strangers. No one will ever accuse him of ingratiating himself to reporters; a question that bores him is likely to be answered with a yawn and roll of his eyes. But press the right button, and he engages like an assault rifle, his words ricocheting off familiar targets. He rails against New York Mayor Ed Koch: "He's a racist. Hopefully my film will force a couple of votes, and Ed won't be around for long"; Walt Disney: "Snow White, Song...
Reforms in Hungary were begun slowly in the early 1960s, with care taken not to aggravate the Soviet sensibilities that caused tanks to roll in 1956. Today the barbed wire of the Iron Curtain separating Hungary from Austria has been snipped into souvenirs, Russian is no longer required in school, the Karl Marx University of Economics in Budapest has stopped preaching Marxist economics, and there is open discussion about withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact...
Strange, though, are the ways of fate and fame. The movie shows Lewis' bravado being directed at his cousin, revivalist Jimmy Swaggart, who is portrayed at more or less regular intervals denouncing rock 'n' roll as the "devil's music" and praying for the redemption of Jerry Lee's blighted soul. But the real-life Swaggart has since been brought low by the revelation of particularly tacky sexual practices. Lewis' music, manner and morality now seem almost innocent in comparison with what has followed him up the charts and into the hearts of adolescents during the past three decades. Even...
...evil toilet paper man from hell sits there behind his little desk guarding the precious stock of tissue all day long. I know. Once, in an emergency, I ran down and asked for a roll at 12:46. Sorry, I was told, toilet paper hours were over. Come back tomorrow...