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...before the Senate committee, both Kissinger and Moorer tended to play down the whole episode. Although Kissinger testified that "I must say I was outraged" when he learned that his private papers were being stolen, he absolved the military from any diabolic schemes. Said he: "I think some eager beaver was trying to get Brownie points with his superior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PENTAGON: Sticky Fingers | 3/4/1974 | See Source »

...behold, there was Jerry Mathers as "The Beaver." There's nothing quite as enjoyable as a 7:30 rerun of that immortal series "Leave It To Beaver." (For you Tony Dow fans, the show can be seen on Channel Five.) The Beaver (Beaver Cleaver) it seems, was being teased at school by several girls who thought he looked like a sheepdog (seriously...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Rock Steady | 1/22/1974 | See Source »

...long story, and you're probably wondering what Jerry Mathers had to do with sports anyway. Well, in honor of this great televiewing find, I have decided to list entries for the first semi-annual Beaver Award, to be presented to the Harvard athletic contest that was least exciting to watch during the past semester. These will be listed in chronological order...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Rock Steady | 1/22/1974 | See Source »

...case you're wondering, the Beaver does resolve his hair crisis, thanks to father Ward and brother Wally's friend Eddy, who advises Beaver to insult the girls back with such lines as "Halloween's over, when are you gonna take off your mask...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Rock Steady | 1/22/1974 | See Source »

Some of the young people seized the Beaver II - with the permission of the Boston authorities - and threw empty oil drums into the harbor to protest the petroleum industry's failure to head off the fuel crisis. As a final ingredient in the Watergate-laden atmosphere, many Bostonians noted only half in jest that the site of the original tea party has now been filled in. It is occupied by the head quarters of the Sheraton hotel chain, a division of ITT, a company that has been deeply implicated in the Administration scandals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Different Cup of Tea | 12/31/1973 | See Source »

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