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Thump. Thump. Kubacki--thump--to Winn--thump--for a completed--thump--pass and first down. The play is over, the players skip and slap toward the huddle, the fans cheer...
...help it." When he appeared at a recent candidates' forum in Minneapolis, a woman complained: "He reminds me of Johnny Carson discussing the issues." But Bayh gives his all to everyone he meets. Nobody high or low, friendly or hostile, is spared some gesture of affection-a slap on the back maybe, a poke in the ribs, a jab to the shoulder-as if Bayh were still a Golden Gloves light-heavyweight boxing champion. "If he does that once again," Robert Kennedy is reported to have grumbled, "I'll punch him in the nose." But most people like...
There is plenty of muscle behind Hopkins' voice too, both physical and emotional. Throaty with raw gospel power, it is a hand-clapping, hip-slap ping sound, a miracle in sheer lustiness. Bessie never strayed far from a strong center tone. Hopkins, who is no mere imitator, stretches out a melody. "I feel good," she squeals after one alpine gliss, and so does the audience...
...instead that "we'll stop the bribery," although he couldn't suggest a foolproof monitoring system. Just that morning, the ELGB had approved a rollover, or extension, of a matured $30 million Lockheed loan which forms part of the government's guarantee package. Lockheed didn't even get a slap on th wrist, despite the evidence that government-approved loans may have been used to subsidize bribes to foreign officials, and were supporting a business which engaged in practices contrary...
...Chevette's competition will not come only from imports. Last week Ford announced the Pinto Pony MPG, sticker-priced at $2,895, $4 below the Chevette and now lower than any other U.S.-built car. In an obvious slap at GM, Ford President Lee lacocca added, "The back seat comes at no extra charge...