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...executive on the phone to Manhattan Internist John Prutting was in a state of panic. His sister-in-law had suddenly leaped from the dinner table in his apartment. She was speechless, her hands were clutching at her chest, she was becoming faint and turning blue. What could he do? The symptoms were all too familiar to Prutting. He calmly advised his caller to lean the woman over a chair, pound her on the back and reach down her throat with his middle and index fingers to dislodge the obstruction. The doctor heard loud thumping sounds, and soon a relieved...
Three of those attacked received head or chest injuries, and one suffered a lacerated hand, according to Dean Epps. They were not in serious condition, a hospital spokesman said late last night...
...negotiations with Revson took months. Hutton recalls that "he sobbed, he gasped, he clutched his chest." In the end he also met her price. Revson, chairman of the Revlon Co., knew what he was after. Back in the '50s he built a successful campaign around Suzy Parker. For Ultima II, his high-priced line, he also wanted someone special...
...black-faced Suffolks. As the owners hold their animals' heads with one hand and rumps with the other, a judge crouches in the center of the ring, staring each bleating contestant in the eye. He gets up, walks over and sticks a finger into a sheep's chest to see how firm it is. If firm, the two dozen spectators murmur approval: if the judge's finger sinks deep into the sheep's chest, a groan goes up. After half an hour of prodding and measuring, groaning and murmuring and bleating, the judge straightens...
...exploit the times. Whether Bobby Riggs is one of history's greatest hustlers conning the world or just a fortunate zany defies a quick answer. He is probably a bit of both. For a guy who would not know Gloria Steinem if she tap-danced across his chest in spike heels, he has gone a long way with sexism. But a true hustler does not depend on luck, and Riggs was awfully lucky to fall into the right game at the right time. Five years ago these superheated matches could not have happened, and five years from now they...