Word: shooting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...want to shoot a lion, you had better take along somebody who understands lions. Otherwise, the lion may eat you." See WORLD BUSINESS, Local Man Makes Good...
Stamp, who had won plaudits for his role in Billy Budd, put Wyler to the test the first few days by walking through a retake. Wyler fixed him with an icy eye, said, "Of course, we will have to shoot that again," and Stamp settled down to deliver his best. Samantha was another story. Wyler had been smitten by her lustrous auburn hair and green eyes, even insisted on color to capture her English glow. But her experience went no further than dramatic school, some repertory Shakespeare, and small parts in a few films. The first weeks were rough going...
...which I was listed among the side-takers in Santo Domingo except to say that I am on the U.S. side, whichever side that is. I do take issue, however, with the unnamed U.S. officials who said that I "got quite upset" and complained "that marines were allowed to shoot back when shot at from outside the International Zone." I have never complained about any U.S. soldier defending himself...
...became a sort of career-service saint in his emphasis on the need for trained professional men rather than political hacks. He wryly told candidates: "You gentlemen have a very easy time entering the service. All you have to do is to answer a few questions. I had to shoot a tiger...
...Child's Play. Through it all, U.S. Government spokesmen were baffled by the antagonism of the press. Some reporters seemed determined to become policymakers. The Trib's Collier complained to U.S. officials that marines were allowed to shoot back when shot at from outside the international zone. "He got quite upset," says one. "He refused to understand that this is not child's play and that our men must protect themselves." Both Collier and Szulc reported last week that U.S. troops were helping the loyalists fight the rebels in northern Santo Domingo, but no other reporters confirmed...