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...many wise and thoughtful observers of the presidential arena believe the six-year term is an idea that should not be casually dismissed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 16, 1981 | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...shucks, I guess it's just beginning for Clean Gene, his own man with his own team. The Blazers take on Indiana in Bloomington this week in the regional semi-finals, and if there's anyone as wise as Joe B. Hall, it's Bobby Knight...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Clean Gene Whips the 'Cats | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...Adolph Rupp couldn't have handled the Cats better, getting some five minutes out of Sam Bowie with four fouls, and when Bowie finally fouled out, sending Mel Turpin in to do the job. It chokes you up to see how street-smart and worldly-wise the guy is. They say he coached a truly perfect game when Kentucky knocked LSU off just before the tournament...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Clean Gene Whips the 'Cats | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...this is Florida), the players are right there and the mood is relaxed. More relaxed, in fact, than the pass-the-lotion, am-I-burning? mood of the beach. And if you do like baseball. I don't even have to say any more. Just a word to the wise about Winter Haven: get there early on game days and watch Mike Smithson throw, Wheeeeeew...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Join the Pilgrimage! Florida Over Spring Break | 3/14/1981 | See Source »

...mellow Muzak score plays as Renato argues with Albin over one of his ("her") musical numbers. Once again, Michel Serrault as Albin, epitomizes all those ancient stereotypes about feminine flightiness and vanity--and once again, he walks the slender line between racy humor and misogyny. Ugo Tognazzi--with the wise restraint he displayed in the first film--underplays Renato, the patient husband who holds on to just a little bit of his machismo. This first scene, while breezy and amusing, lacks energy--a sad omen of feeble scenes to come...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Happy Loving Couples | 3/13/1981 | See Source »

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