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Michael Brown-Beasley doesn't hesitate to admit that he's eccentric, that he's hard to get along with at times and that he shouts at people. But he adds, with a slight English accent and characteristically emphatic gesticulation, that "it's not a crime to be hard to get along with, it's not a crime to have a shrill voice, it's not a crime to get up on tables and shout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, supposedly | 9/24/1976 | See Source »

...effusive man sat puffing on a pipe and talking with a friend, interrupting his conversation every 30 seconds or so to shout greetings to passing motorists. One of the motorists was a Cambridge policeman in a patrol...

Author: By Richard S. Weisman, | Title: There's more to Cambridge than Harvard Square | 9/24/1976 | See Source »

...extraordinary 45-minute television feature a month after Anneliese's death, Father Renz claimed that the six evil spirits attacking her included Lucifer, Nero, Judas, Cain and Adolf Hitler -who used to shout "Heil!" through Anneliese's voice. Renz even played one of the 43 tapes made during the exorcisms so that listeners could hear Anneliese growling obscenities, screaming guttural curses and raving wildly. Only death finally released her. Said Renz: "The devil does not reside in a dead body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A Phenomenon of Fear | 9/6/1976 | See Source »

Empty Arms. Gloria Bitancor, 35, who lost her five children, recalled that when the quake struck, "everybody was crying and shouting and warning of a tidal wave coming at us. I panicked and tried to gather all my five children into my arms. When the waves swept us out together with our house, I found that my arms were empty. I wanted to shout and curse my misery, but I had no more voice. It was then that I saw my little girl, her small fingers disappearing into the water, waving for help that never came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DISASTERS: The Fates Are Angry | 8/30/1976 | See Source »

...strategy and endurance that mark the original, 35-point version. Even the long Basque names of the players, such as Francisco Maria Churruca Iriondo have been shortened to one name only in the hope that they will fall trippingly, from the wagerer's tongue. But crowds still shout "Come on, Three!" rather than "Do it, Churruca." Exotic betting possibilities like quinellas and perfectas win out over personalities in the wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Jai Alai Moves North | 8/30/1976 | See Source »

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