Word: teared
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...burning of the Isla Vista branch of the Bank of America was senseless and unnecessary. When an angry mob of radicals tried once more to fire the bank, Kevin and a small group of moderate students took their stand. After a night of attacks repelled by 250 police using tear gas, the students, in the hope of avoiding bloodshed, asked the police to stay out of the area and let them put down the radicals and defend the bank. The student defenders succeeded, after numerous fistfights with the attackers. But in the melee, Kevin Moran was killed by a sniper...
...Egomania. Perhaps the reason Casals has withstood the wear and tear of time so well is that he has not faded, only mellowed. His new autobiography, Joys and Sorrows (as told to Albert E. Kahn; Simon & Schuster; $7.95), avoids the orgies of nostalgic egomania typical of most aging performers. "On my last birthday I was ninety-three years old," he begins. "That is not young, of course. In fact, it is older than ninety. But age is a relative matter...
...went on to suggest one possible cause for the adverse reaction of faculty towards student protest: "The constant wear and tear of political turmoil has a negative effect on the faculty. The long-term effect of a politically divided campus is psychologically quite wearing. People get fed up with...
Also, McNerney, after the dismal Spring tear, has regained last year's form. In his last two outings, he threw a five-hitter against Holy Cross and a two-hitter against Columbia...
...Wayne in Tears. The best supporting actor award to Gig Young, for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, was a crowd pleaser at the Mitchells, but the selection of Goldie Hawn (Cactus Flower) in the best supporting actress competition was loudly denounced as "a joke" by Ruth Berle. There was general dismay that neither Susannah York (They Shoot Horses) nor Dyan Cannon (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice) had won. Some guests booed John Wayne's triumph as best actor for True Grit, but the sound had approving overtones. "----the Viet Cong," snarled Lee Marvin. "Get those yellow bastards, John...