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...called away to attend the funeral of his youngest brother. In his absence, the investigation almost got out of hand. One of the convicted Watergate wiretappers, James W. McCord Jr., began making sensational allegations of White House involvement. He talked to the committee's staff investigator, Samuel Dash, 48, and to the committee itself. Dash, trying to apply pressure on the six other convicted conspirators to also talk, unwisely called a press conference to reveal that McCord had "promised to tell everything he knows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Defying Nixon's Reach for Power | 4/16/1973 | See Source »

...jealousy is exhibited at wash time. During this period they stare enviously at their neighbor's laundry, which is always whiter-and the colored things brighter-than their own. With wide eyes, they then proceed to learn a series of mysterious monosyllables, among them Biz, Fab, Cheer, Dash, All and Bold. They do not exhibit fear until nightfall, or on weekend afternoons. At these points the MOTHER-IN-LAW arrives for a white-glove inspection of the home. This includes a revealing scrutiny of the kitchen (with its telltale odors), the male's collar (with its inevitable ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Is There Intelligent Life on Commercials? | 4/16/1973 | See Source »

...ample measure of veterans, a sprinkling of freshmen and a dash of team spirit. That's the recipe that track coach Bill McCurdy hopes will lead his potentialladen team to an undefeated dual meet season and a first place finish in the Heptagonals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Talented Thinclads Hope for Undefeated Season | 3/27/1973 | See Source »

...resplendent in his $250 tuxedo, will direct the crowd's attention to a spotlighted sprinter crouching in the blocks. "He is co-holder of the world 100-meter record, and has run the fastest 200 meters in history," Liquori will spiel. The runner tenses for an introductory dash down the board track. "Let's have a big welcome for-JOHN CARLOS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Run for the Money | 3/26/1973 | See Source »

Ryan O'Neal appears as a computer programmer in Houston who adds dash to his dreary life by becoming a cat burglar, sort of a country cousin to Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief. Fortunately, O'Neal does not try to impersonate Grant, as he did in What's Up, Doc?, but instead scuffs through the part with his own vagrant charm. He is given a girl friend, played by Jacqueline Bisset, one of the few young actresses who really can get by on looks alone; and a nemesis, Warren Gates, an actor who can always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Petty Larceny: THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER | 3/26/1973 | See Source »

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