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Director Peter Mark Schifter maintains a fast pace. He wisely realizes that if he relaxes even momentarily, this spirited farce will fall down, like a top that has lost its spin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: The Reel Truth, As Time Goes By | 5/23/1977 | See Source »

...appreciate the obstacles ahead for our new energy boss. The idea of energy conservation for many people is leaving the lights off at home and taking the dinosaur in the driveway out for a 70-m.p.h. spin on the freeway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 25, 1977 | 4/25/1977 | See Source »

...pillars of Catholicism and--always--the family priests, eager to anchor all that money and prestige to the firm rock of the Church. It's the stuff of which grand anecdotes are made, and Corry makes the most of his material. At the drop of a shilleleagh, he can spin off a neat character sketch that will leave all who have ever seen a Barry Fitzgerald movie shaking their heads in recognition. Perhaps the most striking is his portrait of Tom Murray, the staunch champion of Catholicism who insisted that each daughter and her beau say an entire rosary before...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: A Lace Curtain-Call | 4/12/1977 | See Source »

...eagle putts spin out of the cup on the sixth and 14th, a pair of par fives. Vik came within a heartbeat of acing the 181-yd. 15th hole when he slapped a six-iron onto the punchbowl green within three feet...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Linksmen Eke Out Opener After Tough Florida Trip | 4/12/1977 | See Source »

According to some who have seen both men in action, Kissinger was far more expansive in talks with heads of government. As with reporters, he would tell stories, crack jokes-often at the expense of his aides-and spin out involved arguments to prove a point. Vance sits and listens. He is less lively, but also more straightforward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Vance v Kissinger: A Matter of Style | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

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