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Elmire reminds the skeptical Orgon to reveal himself before things go too far. McElvain descends the stairs with utmostholy piety; Rodgers leads him on with an ironic smile. Sneering at Orgon's simplicity, McElvain rips off his hairshirt (revealing clean linen underneath) and prepares to go at it. Director Grey Johnson draws out the scene for all it's worth, keeping Orgon (Bill McCann) under the table until Tartuffe has practically consummated the affair. Rodgers, displaying genuine alarm, keeps kicking McCann under the table, unable to believe he could hesitate so long before putting a stop to things. Johnson controls...

Author: By Sarah L. Mcvity, | Title: A Malapropism | 3/6/1981 | See Source »

...crops planted this winter. "This is about as dry as I can remember," observes Eldon Merklin, an Oklahoma farmer who planted 1,200 acres of wheat last month. "I had to plant some of it twice after it died because of lack of moisture." Adds South Dakota Agriculture Secretary Rodger Pearson, who reckons that his state's farmers lost $600 million worth of crops in the summer drought: "If we do not receive some moisture in the spring, we're gonna be in a world Of trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gonna Be in a World off Trouble: Water Shortages Plague U.S. | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

Beckenbauer sprinted with the ball past Rodger Davies before dumping a pass to the left wing. Davies, the Sounders center foward, was leading the league in scoring points with 23 goals and nine assists for a total of 55. Chinaglia had 54 points--one fewer assist...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: A Cosmic Experience | 7/22/1980 | See Source »

...year-old former Heisman trophy winner joined the Dallas Cowboys. He gained a reputation for dependability, relying on his favorite receivers such as Drew Pearson and Cliff Harris to catch the famous long bombs. When other quarterbacks would have panicked, when lesser quarterbacks would have pitched the ball away, Rodger buried his head and weaved his way through the defensive line...

Author: By Brenda Russel, | Title: Farewell to the Heroes | 4/2/1980 | See Source »

...when members of the Palestinian Black September group seized the Saudi Arabian embassy in Khartoum and took six diplomats hostage. The terrorists surrendered three days later, but not before killing Noel and two other hostages. In 1974, following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Rodger Davies was shot to death during a Greek Cypriot attack on the American embassy in Nicosia. Earlier this year, Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs was killed after being kidnaped in Kabul by right-wing Muslims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Old Rules Don't Apply | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

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