Word: strains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although Leslie E. Thomas, head of utilities, said the burnouts were unlikely, he cautioned that old machinery has to be closely watched to guard against them, which will create a manpower strain...
...past summer, even former Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson came to question President Nixon's mental condition. In his characteristically elegant, self-assured tones, Richardson told the Senate Judiciary Committee last week: "There was a period around early July when I felt the President showed considerable sense of strain...
SATURDAY: The Andromeda Strain. 1971. Robert Wise, who directed one of the best science fiction flicks ever, "The Day the Earth Stood Still," teamed with pop fiction writer Michael Crichton to produce this thriller about a biological menace to the world's population. A corker of an ending. CH. 4. 9 p.m. Color...
Despite White House assessments that Nixon's knowledge of Soviet Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev had averted an even more scarifying crisis, there were other signs of strain in Washington's relationship with Moscow. Although the U.S. and the Soviet Union had jointly hammered out the basis for the United Nations' resolution establishing a ceasefire, the two powers clashed repeatedly at the Security Council over the makeup of the U.N. Emergency Force...
...highlights of the show. As Sarah, Winnie White sings and acts quite well, although her solo, "If I Were A Bell," is better suited to her smoothly lyrical voice than are some of her other tunes. Peter Kellogg is a good Sky, hampered occasionally by a bit too much strain in his hands and face. For example, in "Luck Be A Lady," strength or exaggerated tension can be easily overdone; to the audience, this can mean the difference between appearing cramped and out of control, or relaxed and confidently in control. Vocally, Kellogg handles his tunes well...