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...Rufus Jones HB Memphis, Tenn 32 Jim Lowe WB Springfield, Pa. 33 Mark Vignali RB Uniontown, Pa. 34 Dave Landau QB Rye Neck, N.Y. 35 Chris Tillo FB Centerville, Mass. 36 Chris Ridout FB Rolling Hills Estates, Calif 37 Brian O'Neil FB Reading, Mass. 38 Terry Denson HB Webster, N.Y. 39 Chris Hannan LB Hyde Park, Mass. 40 George Sorbara HB Naples, Fla. 42 Joe Pusateri TB Norwood, Mass. 43 Mike Lannan DB Chicago, Ill. 44 Jim Laird CB Santa Ana, Calif. 45 Robert Hobart MG Irvine, Calif. 46 Daniel Bennett LB Sherborn, Mass. 47 Tom Richerson CB Kirksville...
...Smith, asking whether Marcinkus was under U.S. investigation as well. Wilson was told by the Justice Department that his actions were inappropriate. Nonetheless, later that year Wilson tried unsuccessfully to arrange a breakfast between Smith and Marcinkus in Rome. As recently as last May, Wilson called FBI Director William Webster to ask about the status of U.S. interest in the case. Wilson was also sternly warned by the State Department in December 1983 to avoid involvement in the case of Commodities Trader Marc Rich, who fled to Switzerland after being indicted in one of the biggest tax-fraud cases...
Baker had been consultant to the Merriam Webster dictionaries for drama terms. In mid-summer his copy of the great Second Edition arrived and he had the massive twenty-pound volume placed on a side-board in the dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Baker, three very bright teenage grandchildren and I ate our meals together Scarcely a meal passed but some unusual word would come up for discussion. Then I would go to the dictionary, read the relevant definition, and the etymology, and we would bandy the word about. That's how I learned the riches that he hidden...
...considerable chunk of the network schedules-22 will be on next fall, compared with 24 last fall- the attrition rate has become alarming. Of the 20 sitcoms introduced by the three networks in the past year, only four-CBS' Kate & Allie and After MASH, ABC's Webster and NBC's Night Court-were renewed for next season. In the ratings for the 1983-84 season, the genre made its worst showing in 30 years: not a single sitcom that ran all season was ranked among the top ten. In 1974-75, by contrast, the seven top-rated...
This month's developments have already been excruciating. Sam and Diane, the stormy leading couple of Cheers, split up on the sitcom's concluding episode of the season. Webster's uncle (Ben Vereen) suddenly reappeared on that show's finale, setting up a custody battle for the fall. On Dynasty's season ender, the jailhouse door clanged shut on sultry, scheming Alexis (Joan Collins), who is charged (gasp!) with murder, while a car driven by a delirious Fallen Colby (Pamela Sue Martin) on her wedding day careered out of control, heading (gulp!) straight...