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...what lyrics. "Were Thine that Special Face"; "Katie Went to Haiti", "Too Darn Hot". Porter raced between the ever-so-artfully ridiculous...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: Cole Porter Redivivus | 5/11/1972 | See Source »

...organizing a weekend rock festival. Alaska already has a staggering unemployment rate of over 11%. Presumably Alaskans would not be altogether thrilled by the great migration, even though Berens has said, "We want to work in cooperation with the residents." Replied the Anchorage Daily Times: "Well, that's darn nice of Mr. Berens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Taking Over Alaska? | 3/27/1972 | See Source »

...prospects are relatively bright. Says J.C. Penney's President C.L. Wright: "We think that Christmas sales will be pretty darn good. Not a boom, but better than last year." Ralph Lazarus, chairman of the Federated Department Stores chain, sees a sales increase in the fourth quarter of 12% over last year or, excluding price increases, a real growth of 91%. Otto Eckstein, a member of TIME'S Board of Economists, also estimates that the real growth in retail sales for Christmas will be about 9%. Including inflation, a First National Bank of Chicago study reports that sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy: Signs of Cheer for Christmas | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

With their eyes on the perpetual poll that goes on at movie box offices, many film companies have quietly changed their line, adopting production schedules including no X movies and damn (or darn) few R ones. "It's just good business sense today to make only Gs and GPs," says Samuel Z. Arkoff, chairman of the board of American International Pictures. His company has deserted the previously profitable motorcycle and horror genres in favor of remakes of Les Miserables, A Tale of Two Cities and Camille. All three are fit fare for the family trade. Arkoff is not alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Rating the Rating System | 5/31/1971 | See Source »

Right now Darn and Harvard are number one in the East, and the Harvard senior is quick to point out the importance of that rating. "When we went to the nationals two years ago as number two, we knew already that we had lost a title game to one team. Now we'll go to Syracuse knowing we've won the big games before...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Durno's Style Avoids Flashy Saves | 3/16/1971 | See Source »

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