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Finally, on the afternoon of his 47th birthday, seven months after he took the oath of office, the President came to rest on a New England island so small it has no traffic lights. Martha's Vineyard, a 100-sq.-mi. haven of quaint shingled houses, quiet country gardens, yacht-studded harbors and stunning beaches, has many attributes to recommend it, not the least of which is that its inhabitants are sufficiently celebrity-trained so that no one stares into opera diva Beverly Sills' grocery cart at Cronig's or gawks at Jackie Onassis riding her bike near her house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Hollywood and Vineyard | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

Another one-joke character is Liza Roundhall-Day (Tom Giordano), Diana's nurse. Giordano's wispy voice is perfect for his character. But Roundhall-Day's narcolepsy grows tiresome after the 47th time we see her drop off to sleep in mid-sentence...

Author: By John A. Cloud and Beth L. Pinsker, S | Title: AN EVENING WITH KNIGHTS IN SHINING DRAG | 3/1/1993 | See Source »

...47th National Summer Candy Exposition, recently held in the Hynes Convention Center, the nightmarish goodies were out in full force: Mega Warheads, tear Jerkers, Cry Babies. feeding off the success of the movie "Terminator 2," was "T2--The Ultimate Jawbreaker," which has a hot endocore center. That's right, a hot endocore center. This is not a science project. It's something to ingest...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: We're in for Some Nasty Candies | 7/28/1992 | See Source »

...Opening day of the 47th National Summer Candy Convention representatives of hundreds of candy companies flocked to the exhibition to "showcase their traditional and new products...network, buy and sell," said Russel Cheek, representative for the National Confectioner's Association...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Convention Exhibits Array of Sugary Treats | 7/24/1992 | See Source »

...Michael Milken's firm, Drexel Burnham Lambert. Late Friday, after Common Cause asked the ethics committee to determine whether the bond deal was a favor, Coelho could see what lay ahead. He announced that he was quitting his leadership post immediately and resigning from Congress on June 15, his 47th birthday. "I don't intend to put my party through more turmoil," he told the New York Times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Many Will Fall? | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

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