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...imitation that's not even close, enthusiasm simply wanes. Nonetheless, "Casablanca" (1942) remains one of the best films to emerge from Hollywood in the age of talkies. This film is a stellar example (oops) of great acting rescuing an otherwise mawkish plot. Bogie crystallizes his persona in "Casablanca" as Rick, the disillusioned, cynical tavern-keeper. Ingrid Bergman was never more beautiful, and Claude Rains, the aforementioned Lorre, and Dooley Wilson head a marvelous cast. Really great films can be rated by how many times one can sit through them and truly enjoy the experience. Although "Casablanca" has become somewhat overworked...
...Rick C. Lavis, deputy assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, said yesterday no one in the bureau holds a grudge against the AIP. "We got a lot of heat from Indian tribal leaders for funding the Harvard program," he added...
...Crimson, who managed but four hits all day off Brandeis hurlers Bob Birrell and Scot Almeida, go its two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Designated hitter Bob Kelley walked with the bases loaded to score Rick Pearce, and Mike Stenhouse scored catcher Steve Joyce with a sacrifice fly for the second tally...
...home, the question for dedicated nonsmokers is whether to ask visitors not to smoke. Says an optimistic New Jersey housewife: "We figure that people who like and respect us won't offend us by smoking in our house." What about visitors who can't refrain? Rick and Debby Pabst of Buckley, Wash., put smoker friends out on the balcony. Says Rick: "We sit inside and talk through the door...
...never tries to pull rank. And, for all his talent, he never stops trying to improve." While other players wait in line during shooting drills, Lafleur circles restlessly beside them, honing his turns, devising a new move, or flicking the occasional errant puck toward the goal. Says Teammate Rick Chartraw, the only Venezuelan-born player in the N.H.L.: "Guy even goofs off hard...