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...this reasoning Yastrzemski's first appearance at the plate following his error would be critical. His error had slowed the psychic momentum of Saturday's charge. One felt anything less than a hit would reverse the dizzying hope he had aroused in team and crowd, reverse the superhuman confidence he had in himself. Lonborg could not defeat the Twins without his help. There is no point in needless suspense. In the fourth inning Yasthrzemski sliced a line drive off the left field wall and slid into second, into the very heart of the diamond. The Red Sox were still moving...
...late. This could be the meet that determines Harvard's future in Eastern rankings this year. A big win could spark the swimmers to superhuman efforts against the toughies still left on the schedule: Cornell, Princeton and Yale...
CAPTAIN NICE (NBC, 8:30-9 p.m.). More of the same-only now it's a Milquetoast police-department chemist named Carter Nash (William Daniels), who turns into a superhuman crime fighter after drinking a secret formula. Premiere...
...very flattering to read in your story on the Florence flood [Nov. 25] that I am credited with the superhuman task of washing 130,000 negatives "one by one." You should let your readers know that there were teams involving about 40 people who worked very hard for a week, which finally accomplished the task. As for the freezing of wet manuscripts: a nice theory never put into practice here, as no refrigerator cars or freezing plant were available...
...genuine folk hero, identified in Java with a 14th century Prime Minister who built a great empire, and in Bali with Vishnu, the god of rain. Many of his countrymen believe that Sukarno is blessed with kesaktian, a supernatural magic power that protects him from evil and makes him superhuman. Palace servants used to sell bottles of his bath water to peasants, who hoped that by drinking it they would inherit some of his magic...