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Word: carly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...undercover agent who admitted he now was not certain it was actually Nicky talking. Nor did any of the other tapes link Barnes to narcotics. Though the Government contended that on one reel a man said he had to "pick up a kilo out of Nicky's car," the sound was blurred. A defense audio expert testified that the word was payroll and not kilo. Moreover, kilo is not street slang. Savvy dealers talk about "the package" or "the thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Bad, Bad Leroy Barnes | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

...only thing that will turn a man's head faster than a passing pretty girl is an antique car moving majestically down the slow lane on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Duesenberg, Auburn, Cord, Marmon, Stutz, Fierce-Arrow and Franklin have the glamour of old movie stars-and are usually better preserved. The value of these classics now runs into six figures. American Classic Cars by Henry Rasmussen (Picturama/Schocken; unpaged; $24.50) allows the subcompact set to relive the golden age of the luxury automobile. A look at masterpieces as rare as a glimpse of Garbo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: New Readings of the Season | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

...defendant called it a bum rap. Yes, he had fondled the buttocks of a woman, without her consent, on a rush-hour New York subway car. But no, it could not be considered sexual abuse. His argument: state legal precedent on sexual abuse lists "breast" and "genital areas" as private parts, but excludes the buttocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: A Gluteal Maximalist | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

That pleasure disappeared when the family moved to a suburb of Washington, D.C. Instead my sisters and I now pile into the car every Christmas Eve to roam the various housing subdivisions near where I live, searching for this year's winner of the "Most Garishly Decorated House Award." Aluminum foil doors, wrapped to resemble Christmas gifts, and always a hot item with the locals...

Author: By Deborah Gelin, | Title: The Unofficial Christmas Countdown | 12/9/1977 | See Source »

...which supposedly solve the energy crisis by providing electricity for all sorts of appliances. The house might be a little dark on a windless night, but that doesn't seem to worry Neiman-Marcus. They are already touting their toy as a source of free energy for the electric car--when...

Author: By Amy B. Mcintosh, | Title: Uncle Barney? Oh, Get Him Alumpa Coal | 12/9/1977 | See Source »

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