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...capacity to disturb. It is part of his stage presence and power. One feels that others do his bidding because they are terribly afraid not to. Before achieving the throne he seems neurasthenically preoccupied, but at his coronation he is as playful as a youngster with a shiny new toy. This is one of several psychological effects subtly managed by Moriarty...
Finally, in this thriving tourist area, is the Chisholm Trail Souvenir Shop. Here in "Kansas's Largest Souvenir Shop," I counted 94 kinds of things marked Eisenhower Center and/or Abilene, Kansas. Pillow covers, pencil sets, and toy cars were not surprises. Toothpick holders and babies training pants were...
...This proposal cuts to the political left as well as to the right. It means that the CIA should not simply switch sides and bat the good guys (read liberal or revolutionary) for a change. We should, as a matter of principle, put an end to our deadly Tinker Toy games of setting up and knocking down other people's governments. (The Rev.) Richard John Neuhaus Church of St. John the Evangelist (Lutheran) Co-Founder, Clergy and Laity Concerned New York City Lifting Mexico's Veil...
...guests. Rostropovich, who left Russia on a two-year visa last May, was the star both on and off stage. He hammed it up on the ship's piano clad in a bathrobe, and when the ship arrived in Istanbul, he went ashore and bought a load of toy instruments, passed them out to his fellow musicians and only then agreed to conduct Haydn's Toy Symphony...
...Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, the Dodgers have their share of potent hitters. First Baseman Steve Garvey, who was the Dodgers' bat boy 15 years ago, sports a healthy batting average of .324, followed not far behind by young Leftfielder Bill Buckner. Jim Wynn, the "Toy Cannon," adds the power of 30 home runs and 99 RBis. And there is always iron-arm Mike Marshall in the bullpen...