Word: shook
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Asked if he thought when he came to New York that the Yankees could beat his team three straight games, Lasorda shook his head. "I didn't believe it when I came here," he said...
SOMEHOW rock'n roll got old. It didn't seem possible that a year had passed since Elvis died--more than 20 years since he cut "Hound Dog," "All Shook Up," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Don't Be Cruel." But it was true, and that was how I came to be riding all night from Connecticut down to Tennessee with a busload of middle-aged women hell-bent on reaching the graveside of their dead king on the first anniversary of his death. That was how I came to meet Janey Cray, who swooned over Elvis when she was young...
Although Sadat and Begin were not scheduled to meet until Wednesday afternoon, they encountered each other by chance early that morning as they were strolling about the wooded grounds. The two shook hands and remarked about "how good and healthy" each looked. Just then Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman pedaled up on one of the camp's bicycles and greeted Sadat. Within three minutes, this first Israeli-Egyptian confrontation of the summit was over and the three men continued on their separate ways...
...July there seemed to be some progress in Vance's talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Egypt's Kamel at Leeds Castle in England. Then Sadat shook Washington by expelling the Israeli military mission from Egypt and stating that there could be no further talks with the Israelis until they agreed to evacuate all Arab territory...
...accomplishments. But through all the hoopla, he showed the canniness and instincts that have made him a consummate hitter. When Rose set the new National League record, Tommy Holmes rushed onto the field to congratulate him, and a swarm of photographers gathered to capture the moment. Rose smiled, shook hands and tipped his cap?all the while keeping one foot solidly planted on the bag. For 38 straight games, he had been a tough out, and even in his glory, Pete Rose was not about to stray from first. On base was where he belonged...