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Last week, against Cleveland's slick Southpaw Al Smith and Righthandy Jim Bagby (who relieved Smith in the eighth), Di Maggio failed to get a ball past the infield. Off Smith, he grounded out twice and drew a walk. Off Bagby, he hit smack into a double play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sports 1941: Joe Di Maggio's Batting Streak EndsAfter 56 Games | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

...short, the movie is anything but slick in structure or glib in tone. But that is far from a defect. In fact, the best thing about it is the serious but never sobersided spirit in which it was made. In the first memo he wrote about the project, Writer-Director Philip Kaufman, 46, mentioned some movies he admired, such as The Searchers and The Grand Illusion, and said he would strive for their rambling, episodic quality, in which " 'truth' is found along the way." In the end, that is exactly what he achieved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Saga of a Magnificent Seven | 10/3/1983 | See Source »

...company recruiters used everything from the standard handouts to slick television promotions and free Pac-Man games to get Harvard students interested in their firms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Career Forum | 10/1/1983 | See Source »

Five minutes later, Catliffe tallied again from 22 yards on a slick pass from senior midfielder Jay Hooper to give the Crimson the only goals it needed...

Author: By Joseph Garcia, | Title: Crimson Booters Rout MIT With Five-Goal Performance | 9/15/1983 | See Source »

...regain control." Indeed, batterers can be very calculating, both in how they deal with their wives and with the authorities once they are caught. They are frequently charming to a fault. Says Therapist Jeffrey Perez, who runs a program for batterers in New Orleans: "These guys are real slick and real glib. They can play therapy off against the court system and not have to be responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wife Beating: The Silent Crime | 9/5/1983 | See Source »

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