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...reprimanded by her boss, John Countryman, because of the clothes she favored for court appearances. Taylor, 25, has a penchant for short skirts, designer blouses, ornate jewelry and spike heels with colored hosiery. She says she has a flair for fashion. Countryman told her she looked like a "bimbo." In September, after Taylor complained to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, she was fired. Though told that the dismissal reflected her poor job performance, she insists it was discrimination: "This is something that should not happen to anybody in this...
Start with the veracity of Joe Isuzu. Add the civic virtue of Al Capone, the greed of Ivan Boesky, the gentility of a China Seas pirate. Wed this paragon to a bimbo on the make with the vanity of a Marie Antoinette and a shopping lust that would turn a Beverly Hills divorcee envy-green. Multiply by ten and you have, approximately, the portraits of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos that Sterling Seagrave paints in this merciless account of the Filipino dictator's rise and fall...
...tradition, will face the bimbo from the Big Ten, some hulking squad without a quarterback that will get run over on Rodney Peete street, in the Rose Bowl. And Notre Dame will go elsewhere to defend its top ranking...
Organized pickets or demonstrations may only annoy the members and consolidate their resolve to remain exclusionary. But a boycott could stop the clubs in their sexist tracks. No members, no money; no parties, no bimbo bashes, no fun. A boycott would send the clubs a message: "You want to be exclusive, go ahead, but you do it alone. We came to Harvard to learn from each other...
...were inconsistent, crushing Spain 97-53, Egypt 102-35 and China 108-57, but struggling to subdue Canada 76-70. Against Brazil, which upset the Americans in last year's Pan Am Games final, the U.S. trailed early. But a suffocating full-court defense led by Vernell ("Bimbo") Coles and muscular moves under the basket by J.R. Reid shook the Brazilians' rhythm. By half time the U.S. had moved ahead 63-55, and a 21-7 tear at the start of the second half put the game beyond even the reach of Brazilian superstar Oscar Schmidt, who managed 31 points...