Word: superbeing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gregory Peck's Atticus is an especially hard act to follow, but Jewison found a superb successor in the person of Al Pacino. Pacino, who plays Arthur Kirkland, the film's do-good hero, first made the big time as Michael in The Godfather. He made it again as the run down hero of Serpico thee years ago, but there's been a drought since. Now comes Arthur Kirkland, who works perfectly for Pacino because he's a blend of Michael Corleone and Serpico. Like Corleone, Kirkland wants to do everything himself; like Serpico, he's a man fighting society...
...third. The Crimson jumped out in front, 1-0, but then Rhode Island roared back to tie the game. For once, however, Harvard's hopes did not end with a close loss as the Crimson re-grouped, nudged in front, 2-1, and preserved the lead throughout a superb second half of soccer...
Stone did a superb job generating offense. He hit the crossbar on one occasion, and created several opportunities around the goal area. Alberto Villar unleased a wicked drive that hooked past the goalie but also struck the crossbar...
...equally unannounced challenger, Jimmy Carter had publicly evoked a shattering political image: Chappaquiddick. Carter's first reference came during a meeting with a group of news editors at the White House. Asked about the significance of polls on presidential popularity, he replied: "I think we have got a superb record . . . of course, your own character assessment, the reputation you have for being steady in an emergency . . . these things become much more important than the relatively transient public opinion polls...
Their defection appeared to stem from professional rather than political motives, and mainly from a refusal to become sports apparatchiks. Though the aging couple are in superb physical condition, the Sports Committee of the Council of Ministers reportedly insisted it was time for them to retire from performing, and pressured Protopopov to become a coach of younger skaters. "Oleg is very independent," recalled a top international skating figure. "When he refused, that put him in hot water with the committee...