Word: victor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Distant Bells. Not all of the environments work as well. An electronic spiral intended by Kinetic Artists Jackie Cassen and Rudi Stern to induce a meditative state is just plain hard on the eyes. Designer Victor Lukens' reflective plastic chair tends to disorient rather than put its occupant at ease. As yet unfinished is what should be the centerpiece of the show-a twelve-foot stroboscopically lighted waterfall. The visitor will crawl through an access tube into a clear plastic enclosure, where he may sit, perfectly dry, while water cascades all around him. "He will feel...
Despite what appears to be misguided chauvinism on the relief issue, Gowon seemed prepared to behave as a generous victor in other respects. To the Ibos in general, he said: "We know that most of you were dragged into this. May I welcome you back into the fold?" The general called for three days of prayer and pleaded with the remainder of Nigeria's 53 million people not to reject the Ibo rebels. "Let us join hands to build a truly united and great nation," he said...
...film's most important characters. At intervals it announces the Friday-night movie-always a World War II film-by tonelessly chanting ancient ad campaigns: "The Glory Brigade . . . Uncle Sam's combat engineers showing the world a new way to fight, using bulldozers like bazookas . . . starring Victor Mature." In the closing footage, the last movie announced is "M.A.S.H. . . . follow the zany antics of our combat surgeons snatching laughs and loves between amputations and penicillin. . . starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould." And so the movie, having attacked all else, turn inward and takes its own life...
John Burris was the backstroke victor in 2:14.9, and in probably the least exciting race. Toby Gerhart did 5:19.4 in the 500-free to beat Columbia's Ken Geraghty by almost a minute-and-a-half...