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Once slicing along at practice, the Oilers are awakened in every way. Though the lively pace of the scrimmage seems only slightly less dangerous than a regular game, helmets have been discarded, and the blush of exhilaration shows on all of their faces but glows on Gretzky's. Inoffensively, he laughs aloud at the successful plays, and drops his long jaw and howls at the blunders, drawing happy curses all around. Wimp does not fairly describe his 5-ft. 11- in., 170-lb. appearance in this bulky company, but it comes to mind. Almost every shot Gretzky takes, Officer Whitney...
Last week's currency-market gyrations demonstrated both the benefits and the detriment of a strong currency. The first-blush effect for Americans is good. A mighty dollar turns the world into a buyers' paradise for U.S. tourists. Americans appear to be signing up in record numbers for European vacation trips, to find antique bargains in London and enjoy three-star meals in Paris. Travel agencies report bookings are up more than 100% over last year. Says Jane Levin of Boston's Garber Travel: "Europe is going to sink into the ocean under the sheer weight of American tourists...
...none of the new pieces proved, at first blush, a masterpiece, the important thing was that each was programmed, played and heard. New works are the fresh blood that keeps the art alive, and the duty of the present is to perform them. Posterity will take care of itself, as it always...
...monikers have been critical, however, in attracting most male customers. Entrepreneur Jan Stuart's mail-order mixtures like Obsessive Nectar and Treasure were renamed Honey-Almond Scrub ($12.50) and Jojoba/ Elastin Under-Eye Creme ($15) and put up in clinically white jars for department-store counters. A new blush on the market is makeup for men, but it is not expected to make the same splash as skin care. Marketing strategists for the industry are concerned about avoiding a gay image and like to talk of how often their products turn up at the health club...
...first round of ads mirrored Reagan's optimism and capitalized on the country's economic health and blush of patriotism. In leafy Anytown, U.S.A. (filmed partly in Santa Rosa, Calif.), shots of blond moppets getting haircuts mingled with those of home-towners hoisting flags and school bands parading down sun-dappled streets. In the campaign's closing days, the commercials focused on Reagan, bathed in natural light and looking relaxed. His voice was soft, his pitch distinctly presidential...