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...store. The number refers to the years the kimono-retailer-turned-women's-clothing has been in business, and Mr. Tamura has worked the store for 30 of them. He says that styles on the floor are now skewed for a "younger look," because women in their 60s and 70s are more fashionable than those born during the Taisho period (1912-26). Female shoppers aren't necessarily looking for deals, says Tamura, but nothing in the store exceeds about $100. Among the more popular items are "care pants" with zippers sewn into the legs. "It's for easy access when...
...least the world is talking about us now," said George Habash, a pediatrician who in 1967 rejected Yasser Arafat's PLO to found the Marxist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Habash pioneered modern terrorist tactics in the war on Israel. During the '60s and '70s, his group orchestrated such high-profile attacks as the hijacking of an El Al plane in 1968, the bombing of a Jerusalem supermarket in 1969 and the gunning down of 27 people at Israel's Lod Airport...
...comedians may not have bought into this, but for most of the '70s they tolerated it. They worked for no pay at the Comedy Store because that's how they got seen by the agents and bookers and producers who could be their ticket to the real paying jobs - a TV guest shot, a club gig out of town, maybe even a part in a sitcom or movie. Landing good time slots at the Comedy Store was too important to risk alienating the club owner who put together the nightly lineups...
...dressed the King. As Elvis Presley's costumer in the late '60s and '70s, Bill Belew conceived the trademark belts and jumpsuits in which Elvis made his comeback. With names like Burning Love and the Peacock Suit, the ornate, tall-collared, bell-bottomed pieces?made after Elvis asked for a loose stage garment similar to the one he wore for karate?inspired similar ensembles for such acts as the Jackson Five and the Osmonds. Belew...
...Still, it's not clear that that Syria's rejection of Annapolis means it seeks confrontation with Israel. Despite the presence of Meshal and a few other leaders, a look at the graying conference attendees - mostly third-tier political cadres sporting corduroy suits, leather trench coats, and other 70s fashion statements - suggests that the best minds of the resistance are busy elsewhere...