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Down by three with less than a minute to play, Harvard edged to within a point on Eric Gustavson's layup. On the ensuing pass-in, 10 seconds from the final buzzer, Bobby Johnson soared aloft for a steal...
...from soprano to mezzo in 1957. Making the most of her big, warm voice, mature musicianship and canny flair for stagecraft, she was discovered all over again in the character roles of the mezzo repertory. Today, at 45, she has arrived at the point where she can not only steal the show from high-flying prima donnas but also carry an entire production herself. In recent seasons she has frequently done both, demonstrating the versatility as well as the power of her portrayals by encompassing the quirky pathos of the aged countess in Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades...
...television cameras in his Manhattan apartment. "I'm not a pacifist," declared the man who was once more concerned with diaper rash than diatribes. "I was very much for the war against Hitler and I supported the intervention in Korea. But in this war, we went in to steal Viet Nam." Spock's efforts to foil that imagined attempt at grand larceny led last week to his indictment by a federal Grand Jury on charges that could lead to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine...
...Maestra in 1957, rose to the highest revolutionary rank-major-and, after Castro's final victory, became military leader of Camagüey province. Then, as Castro began swinging toward Moscow, Matos sounded the alarm. "The Communists are in the driver's seat," he warned, "trying to steal the revolution." When Castro refused to kick the Communists out of his inner circle, Matos resigned. The next day, Castro had him arrested. After a seven-hour courtroom harangue by Castro, he was convicted...
...five-minute mark, Beller sank a line-drive jumper, Kanuth swished a long set from the corner and immediately fouled out trying to steal a pass, and Royer scored on a tap-in. Now ahead by only five, Northeastern got a free throw from its irrepressible gunner, Osgood. Then Norlander darted out, stole a pass, and went the length of the court for a basket...