Word: stunts
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When Morse reappeared, minus the rose but still wearing the same blue suit, reporters knotted around with questions. Had he made any special preparations for his stunt? None at all, except to get seven hours' sleep the night before instead of his usual four or five. "I always keep in good shape," he explained. How was he able to resist the call to the men's room? Good control, he said, vowing that he had had no auxiliary devices strapped to his leg. What was the purpose of his marathon talk? He was one of "a band...
Comment around the University was varied. Some thought it a "great gag." Other refused to believe the stunt had actually happened...
...Beer does not let the problems of academic success stunt his vigorous activity in other directions. Now working on a comparison of British political parties, he has just finished a long introduction to a book by Karl Manheim on political sociology...
...French officer named Lebrun pulled the most audacious stunt of all, one that depended on pure nerve and agility. A fine athlete, he was exercising in the courtyard. Suddenly, using a confederate's hands as a stirrup, he was sent flying and catapulted over the wall. Under fire, he reached the outside wire wall, cleared that and got clean away. A British officer later tried the same method and was shot dead...
This Is Your Life grew out of a stunt performed on Truth or Consequences when the U.S. Army asked Edwards to "do something" for the paraplegic soldiers at Birmingham General Hospital. Edwards selected a particularly despondent young soldier and hit on the idea of presenting his life on the air, in order to integrate the wreckage of the present with his happier past and the promise of a hopeful future. Among the people brought before the mike were the boy's old track coach and the head of his draft board. Says Edwards: "It was just a matter...