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...know you should probably take some time and shop along Newbury St., comb the Square, maybe go to Filene's. You give it some thought, and then return to your senses. You head to the bookstore. It's going to be another literary holiday for the relatives...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: The Most Literary Season | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

...have no evidence of foul play. but we have to look at every aspect," eehan said, adding that skin divers will comb the marsh today or tomorrow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Searching for Student Missing After Holiday Break | 12/4/1981 | See Source »

McCue, however, picks his eight staff members "with a fine-toothed comb, so the ship will remain clean." "They are unbelievably dedicated to helping us," says one resident. Resisting a new trend towards professionalism--doctors and social scientists are often more respected than those who have had practical experience in the field--he continues to hire ex-addicts. This way, because former users are slowly assimilated back into socially productive roles, drug rehabilitation establishes itself as a valuable service, refuting the common attitude that it is "just a waste of the taxpayers' money." Unlike Third Nail, which is open...

Author: By Philippe L. Browning, | Title: Drug Rehabilitation Survives.... | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

...home, remember everything you can about the setting. Try to leave your fingerprints everywhere you can, and try to leave some personal small item such as a button or earring, anything which can be traced to you. Preserve all physical evidence carefully. Do not bathe, shower, douche, change clothing, comb hair, etc. Try not to touch any object handled by your attacker...

Author: By Alan Cooperman, | Title: Securing the Ivory lower | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...take exception to the interpretation in the book review of Presidential Anecdotes [Aug. 24] of John Quincy Adams' remark, "Well, I suppose she combs yours now," as indicating a lack of small talk. In its day it would have been an apt and humorous response. In the 18th or 19th century, to "comb one's hair" or to "comb one's head" meant to scold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 14, 1981 | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

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