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...fact, Johnson makes so few mistakes at left halfback that she seems to have an internal clock-like mechanism that tells her when to kick the ball. But the only gadgets that make her tick on the field are an outstanding field sense and a tremendous natural athletic ability...
...Warm engines do work best, but running up an engine for a few minutes does no good, since it takes 20 minutes to reach maximum efficiency. Better to just let the engine tick over 30 seconds or so and drive off, warming...
...almost an anti-climax when, at 1:29 of the third extra session, one tick of the clock before midnight, that Stemkowski (you do remember Pete Stemkowski, right?) popped a rebound by Esposito's achilles heel off assists by Ted Irvine and Tim Horton to keep the series, and season, alive. Of course, being the New York Rangers, they lost the deciding seventh contest in Chicago. But they still had the sixth to remember...
...Sills has little administrative experience, but she has a sharp, well-organized mind. During the past seven months, she has spent every free moment trailing the City Opera managing director. Says she: "I have learned everything: how subscriptions work, how to read cash-flow statements, what makes the company tick. My head is so full of plans and ideas that I can't wait to get cracking...
...Reserve's policy. But until the White House comes forward with a workable anti-inflationary policy of its own, its protests are not likely to register. Next week the board's Open Market Committee meets - and many experts would not be surprised if it tightens credit another tick...