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...women's pictures" (Terms of Endearment, Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes), the story was considered the star. And in most of them, the starring actresses were in Hollywood's pariah category: women over 40. "It takes 20 years to make someone a good actor," says SAG's Kathryn Swink. "And when women reach their potential, they're shut...
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...freshman U.S. Senator in 1954, Ervin thrust himself onto the front pages with a folksy anecdote underlining his contempt for his Communist-hunting Wisconsin colleague Joe McCarthy. According to Ervin, Uncle Ephraim Swink, a sick, arthritic mountaineer, was called upon to testify to his religious experiences at a revival meeting. Uncle Ephraim remained silent. Finally the minister said, "Brother Swink, suppose you tell us what God has done for you." Uncle Ephraim pulled his crippled body from his seat and replied, "Brother, he has mighty nigh ruint me." Said Ervin: "Mr. President, that is about what Senator McCarthy has done...
...sheds tacklers; he is a vicious blocker and a shrewd, swift safety man. On offense or defense, his specialty is hitting opponents with skill, purpose and power. Last year, when Tackle Bobby Lockett teamed up with End John Tracey to bring down Texas Christian's great Halfback Jim Swink, Crow came up to "secure" the tackle, as the football euphemism goes. He knocked both Swink and Tracey goggle-eyed, and Tackle Lockett was belted right out of the game. Says he: "I felt like Crow had pushed my neck clean through my shoulders...
...Texas Christian University's great junior halfback, Jim Swink, took three quarters to get started, then ran all over the massive Mustangs of S.M.U. to lead his team to a 20-13 victory and the Southwest Conference championship. ¶ Trying hard to hold on to their No. 1 national ranking without giving away secrets to Maryland's Orange Bowl scouts, Oklahoma's undefeated Sooners ran a run-of-the-mill offense against Oklahoma A. & M. and plowed the Aggies under 53-0. ¶ Georgia Tech's speedy backfield ran rings around outmanned Georgia as the Rambling...