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(3 of 3) of the original wire wheel-he's out right away." Then the judges get down to finer points. Cars manufactured in 1928 and 1929, for instance, came with nickel-plated brightwork, which requires constant polishing. To save on elbow grease, some owners have chrome-plated their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hobbies: The Durable A | 8/20/1965 | See Source »

"From then on," says Phyllis McGinley, "it never occurred to me that I wasn't going to be a poet." The conviction spurred her to enter a university competition offering cash prizes for the best poetry, short stories and essays. For two years running, Contestant McGinley, submitting pseudonymous compositions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Telltale Hearth | 6/18/1965 | See Source »

First there were the 17 girls who were eliminated from the finals early in the week, but had to pretend they were still in the running for appearances' sake. "How could I tell him I'd already lost?" said one lovely contestant about the home-town friend who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 11, 1965 | 6/11/1965 | See Source »

A spokesman for the Jubilee Committee said that Murray almost won on the basis of an unexpected flood of write in votes. Voters were asked to name the contestant best embodying the spirit of Miss Seeia, a young lady who was pictured, wearing a slip, in the Radcliffe Freshman Register...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hope | 4/24/1965 | See Source »

Also at the Paramout is a curious featurette "The Wandering Wind" about a chaotic hot-air balloon race across the Catalina Channel. After much colorful preparation, gay music, and chatty reportage we see a stiff wind carry the only female contestant's balloon out to sea through a cotton candy...

Author: By Jacob R. Brackman, | Title: 36 Hours | 2/11/1965 | See Source »

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