Word: handler
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...spring of 1970 the new movie Marooned was shown at a benefit in Washington. Among those in the audience was Philip Handler, president of the National Academy of Sciences. Handler was so impressed by the film that on a later trip to Moscow he glowingly described it to his counterparts in the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Recalls Handler: "That an American film should portray a Soviet cosmonaut as the hero who saves American lives came to the Russians as a distinct shock...
Risky Walk. Using the film as his opening, Handler went on to make a strong plea for cooperation in space. He explained how much easier rescues would be if the two space powers developed a common docking mechanism. In Marooned, the cosmonaut had to leave his ship and take a risky "space walk" before he could deliver oxygen to the Americans. The point was not lost on the Russians, who then were having trouble with their Soyuz spacecraft. They promised Handler they would recommend the idea to their political leaders...
However, there were some good signs. Rogers did pump in 10 points, of which most came on drives down the middle. In addition, Rogers showed he is the best ball-handler on the team, and the team quarterback...
Died. Colonel Hans Handler, 63, commander since 1965 of Vienna's 400-year-old Spanish Riding School, home of the white Lipizzaner stallions; of a stroke while putting his horse Siglavy Beja through its paces in the riding hall of Vienna's Imperial Castle...
...tiger basked in the warmth of the spotlights and the attention of some 1,000 booksellers who were listening to a tape of Morris. The details of his life are stark. Five years ago, Morris was rescued from imminent execution at the Hinsdale, Ill., Humane Society by Professional Animal Handler Bob Martwick. Morris earned Martwick's kennel over $10,000 last year, which more than pays his keep. Moreover, he has tripled 9-Lives' sales. Obviously having long since lost control of his biographer, Morris serenely concentrated on grooming his whiskers while Daniels coyly revealed that his choice...