Word: smoothness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Recipe (as prepared by Disney's special effects department): To 1 lb. saltwater taffy add 1 heaping tbs. polyurethane foam, 1 cake crumbled yeast. Mix till smooth, allow to rise. Then pour into saucepan over 1 cup cracked rice mixed with 1 cup water. Add topping of molasses. Boil till it lifts lid and says "Qurlp...
Things are looking up for Harvard diving, too, as John Shelton and John Heuser easily stole the first two places from their Bulldog opponents. Shelton in particular exhibited smooth and polished form in the dives he executed, though he has not yet mastered dives of the difficulty Lewy and Peters...
Strongest of the new groups appears to be the New Turkey Party, led by pro-Western Ekrem Alican, 45. Trained at the London School of Economics, handsomely smooth Alican was a Democrat who broke with Menderes five years ago. He was the junta's Finance Minister until he quit two months back to gather together his New Turks. Alican made up for the lack of a party program by circumspect courting of ex-Democrats. ("Many honest people voted Democratic, and they will be welcomed by us.") But when the party's ten founders applied for permission...
Brawn & Brains. Prime mover of Ohio State is All-America Center Jerry ("Luke") Lucas, 20, an implacable giant (6 ft. 8 in., 228 Ibs.) who has the sure, smooth grace of a lean Texas cowpoke. Lucas not only tops Ohio State in scoring average (25.5 points) but is a deft playmaker who feeds easy baskets to breaking teammates, leads the nation in the bruising battle for rebounds (16 per game). Cracks Coach Fred Taylor: "If Luke ever gets hurt, somebody will have to hide all the razor blades around my house...
Auburn hair swirled into a massive cone above her head, her strapping (5 ft. 9 in., 180 Ibs.) figure dominating the stage, she swept through Beatrice's gothic intricacies with the ease of a nanny crooning a lullaby. Her voice was round, smooth and flexible, negotiating the score's chromatic difficulties with unfailing precision. Oddly enough, before any particularly difficult passage she seemed at her most relaxed and carefree; within seconds, she would take off on a high E, then ripple back eleven notes to a mellow A. Her complete, sunny ease caused one concertgoer...