Word: shows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...swank Washington hotel suite, and again for the arrivals of the four leading players, each familiar from a TV series. Alas, those are just about the final occasions for enthusiasm in the labored, preachy and mostly unfunny revival of Born Yesterday that opened on Broadway this week. When the show debuted in 1946, it made stars of Paul Douglas and Judy Holliday and cemented the reputation of playwright Garson Kanin as a wry social commentator...
...watching on TV every night the stories about shootouts endangering innocent bystanders -- start arming themselves in case they have to join the battle. It used to be that the great majority of American gun owners bought their weapons for hunting or sport (target shooting, for instance). But recent surveys show nearly 50% mentioning self-protection as their primary reason. Says Mark Warr, a sociologist at the University of Texas: "It's a giving up on the system. People have lost confidence in the ability of local government to control crime. There is a growing feeling that 'We must...
...first half was the Ron Mitchell show, as the Harvard freshman dominated the boards, played a solid defensive half and pumped in nine points to spark the Crimson to a 28-22 halftime lead...
...performance to raise funds for Oxfam America, an organization which devotes its efforts to disaster relief and to raising America's awareness of the homeless and hunger problems, tonight's show will highlight the talents of the Harvard Jazz Band, the Veritones and the Radcliffe Pitches. Jacquet will serve as the master of ceremonies in addition to giving a performance...
...think everyone is really excited because we have nothing to lose," junior Hope Nichols said. "They have a strong team. They're going to show us how far we've come and far we have to go. We're going in as the underdog, but anything can happen...