Word: lightness
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Street Referendum. Though it was all carefully orchestrated-right down to the light planes towing VIVA FRANCO banners overhead-the mammoth rally nonetheless gave evidence that Franco could still count on the fealty of the working-class Falangists who brought him to power 31 years ago. The last time he had called for such a show of public allegiance was in 1946, when his seven-year-old regime was under extreme pressure from abroad to democratize. This time, the threat was internal-perhaps the most serious Franco has faced...
...touchdowns to set a new N.C.A.A. record for receivers. Says one scout: "He can judge the deep ball, can sense where the defender is and can make the big, game-turning play." As for running after the catch, one teammate says: "They ought to give Elmo a red light and a siren when he gets the ball. He's just flat dangerous...
...bubbles' light weight, low cost (roughly $1.50 per sq. ft., plus installation) and portability make them commercially attractive. They were first used industrially, but within the past five years, they have come into increasing use as sports facilities. Air-Tech of Clifton, N.J., a major manufacturer, has sold 25 tennis-court bubbles in 1970, compared with only two in 1967. There is good reason for their popularity. Outdoor tennis clubs, which once closed in the fall, can now inflate their bubbles and operate throughout the winter...
...there are drawbacks. In New York City, the Midtown Tennis Club has used a bubble over its rooftop courts for three years, but it is now so dirty that it no longer lets in much light. There are air-pressure problems with some bubbles−now and then a tennis player will complain of popping ears. Acoustics are often eccentric. A hard-hit volley, for example, sometimes will sound like a battery of French 75s. Heating−or cooling−;the bubbles is difficult. The sun has a way of turning the structures into hothouses, while the cold winds...
...Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Ava Gardner, Ida Lupino. In private, he visited many others−young, eager, and not too prudish unknowns. Hughes called them "crows," but he feared rebuff even from them. It was the job of one of his public relations men to see that the green light was up before Hughes ever appeared on the scene. He once boasted that he had deflowered 200 virgins in Hollywood; the wonder was that he could find so many...