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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...says Wells in a typically charming metaphor. Charming sums up the film very well, with its well-acted quips and well-edited terror. And charm is a rare commodity these days, as antiquated as voluminous petticoats, and gentlemen's agreements, and faith that man can make the world a better place...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: A Ripping Good Time | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...write me a letter asking forgiveness, indulgence, support and then you add that deliberate affront to me and my college. "Brown is a better team" you say, "But for the sake of variety, Yale in an upset...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mail to the Director's Chair | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...dollars a night. But you have to learn to hustle." When I looked up with a worried question in my eye, she laughed: "No honey, I mean hustle drinks." I breathed. "We'll start you down the street at our other club if you like Rhythm and Blues better," she said...

Author: By Sarah G. Boxer, | Title: New Orleans Nocturne | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...glasses and wink (or was it a twitch) and smile (or was it a leer), and say to whomever happened to be sitting on the wooden stool next to his, "What a smile. God, she looks mischievous! Look at those pretty lips." I thought of Red Riding Hood--the better to do what with? I got attention, kisses on the hand, compliments. One of the waitresses came...

Author: By Sarah G. Boxer, | Title: New Orleans Nocturne | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...members of the Assembled Press, our affinity group, tag along, learning early in the day not to take the press centers seriously. The coalition's "Media Information Van" would issue only two releases over the weekend, and spokesmen commonly answered questions with requests for more information. "You have a better idea of what's going on than...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: The Occupation That Got Away | 10/10/1979 | See Source »

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