Word: tilling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bribery and conspiracy charges before a jury of eight Negroes and four whites, Hoffa's good "friend," ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis, made a conspicuous show of himself in the courtroom. During the trial John Cheasty noted a recurrent Hoffa action. Jimmy, he said, would wait till the jury's eyes were turned from him, then raise a hand as if to rub his neck. Cheasty saw what Hoffa wanted him to see: a Hoffa thumb zipping across the throat in an unmistakable gesture of a knife slit. Translation: Hoffa's description of what could happen...
Long before Pete finished counting his bruises, Deacon Jack Hurley, the irascible Seattle promoter who perpetrated the farce, sorrowfully counted the house. He had hoped for a $400,000 gate; there was only $243,000 in the till. With the skill of a veteran pitchman preparing to milk the marks once more, Hurley started the spiel for a new fight. "This guy may not have the staying power of a pro yet. But he's as confident as Einstein doing long division. He can draw a crowd better than anybody but the champion...
...shrewd combination of Dr. Christian. David Harum and Tugboat Annie, Ma is "the conscience of her community" and trusts folks "till that trust is violated." Soap operaddicts feel that her show is a pleasant extension of the ancient art of storytelling, and offers helpful hints to daily living. Her detractors find it tired bilge, intensifying human frustration in its calculated attempts to bring temporary relief by dredging emotional sewers...
...Forest Hills last year, not even Sydney's perception could help Althea over a bad case of the West Side shakes. Says he: "She got outgeneraled and outfought by Shirley Fry. Forest Hills meant everything to her. She wanted it so much it awed her till it was like living in a pressure cabin. When the day came, she was a nervous wreck, and Fry beat her like a mother beats a child...
Says Althea: "After Forest Hills I'm gonna rest. But, barring illness, I don't see why I can't play till I'm 35. If I have any ambition, it's to be the best woman tennis player who ever lived...