Word: impromptue
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Outraged that anyone would dare arrest his minions, Kirk decided to return to Bradenton-but not before giving an impromptu press conference in a corridor of the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, where his German-born second wife Erika was giving birth to a son, their second child. Defending his stand, Kirk demanded "my day in court"-but not just any court. "I want to be in the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday or Monday to get law on the subject of busing," he said. Alluding to President Nixon's recent speech recommending local options in carrying out desegregation (TIME...
...began outside. Seven bullets tore into a white policeman and killed him. Soon 50 white officers shot their way into the church, leaving 100 bullet scars on its walls and pews, and corralled 142 people including several small children. Judge Crockett, 60, rushed to police headquarters, legally created an impromptu courtroom and began releasing prisoners on their own recognizance. Within hours, the prosecutor agreed to let all but twelve go home. Over his objections, Crockett freed...
Dougherty proposes to jet up there on an impromptu rescue mission, despite the imminence of Hurricane Alice. Meanwhile, back at the launch pad, biting their lips behind the control panel during all this are the astronauts' wives, who await an even more vital decision: Which of the trio will sacrifice his oxygen to save his buddies? The wrangle between Control and Dougherty is reminiscent of the old I'll-take-the-biplane-up-you-stay-here-and-marry-Jane disputes. But then, so is the whole plot...
...impromptu coalition of ecology groups, New College people, and so-called existentialists inaugurates for the second year a plan for the mass refusal to take final exams. If 2000 of the 6000 undergraduates sign the statement, they will refuse to take finals in all of their essay-oriented courses, and will offer to write papers instead. The Dean of the College says he is dismayed...
Just how much damage had been done? As Bing and his aides desperately juggled logistics, it seemed considerable, but far less than had appeared likely during the gloomiest weeks of struggle. Most of the star singers are available, but fitting them into an impromptu schedule will be a computer-size job. The delay has ruled out four fancy new productions: Herbert von Karajan's long-awaited Siegfried, Orfeo ed Euridice, Weber's gloomily romantic Der Freischutz, and a Russian-language Boris Godunov. But the Met's first week will probably open with Aïda and Leontyne...