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...Yovicsin has four other proven lettermen--Seniors Rick Berne Ed Sadler, Dale Neal, and Neil Hurley--that he can use with the utmost confidence. Berne and Sadler, who between them saw 221 minutes of action as reserves last season, can ably handle the two defensive tackle spots, getting back-up strength from junior larry Kram, a JV performer last year...
...actor the impact is greater: Walter Matthau's salary quintupled after he received his Oscar. George Kennedy's story is twice as good: his fee went from $20,000 to $200,000 per film. "Before Cat Ballon," recalls Lee Marvin, "I was what they call a good back-up actor. I was getting money in five figures before the Oscar. For the last one, Paint Your Wagon, I got a million dollars, plus 10%. From 1965 to 1969, that's a pretty nice climb." Climbs like that are sufficient reason to let the Academy carry...
Another questionable starter is second baseman Chico Garcia. He was spiked in a steal attempt Wednesday. The injury, plus the fact that Garcia has been in a batting slump, with a meager .045 overage so far, may lead Park to try someone else at second. Junior John Ballantyne, back-up third baseman, may be the choice...
Cruel Irony. The ABM Sentinel system is a "thin shield" designed to protect U.S. cities from Red Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles. Incoming warheads would be intercepted by Spartan missiles outside the earth's atmosphere. If any got through, back-up Sprint missiles would be launched to catch them seconds before they reached their target. The Pentagon contends that the resulting blast would be negligible, but radioactive fallout would be a danger. Critics argue that the Chinese will still not be a serious threat in the 1970s and that the $5 billion Sentinel network is the first step toward...
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