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...accommodate spotlights of various hues, a mirrored revolving ball and two suspended slide projectors. On Tuesdays, four floodlights shine down on a 14-ft. by 14-ft. boxing ring, complete with cushioned corners and a taut canvas mat. After a few more boxers weigh in on the thigh-high Detecto scale off to the side of the ring, the M.C. and three judges take their seats at a long table on the bandstand. A bell rings, and the casual visitor is startled to see the first contestants. Five-year-old Shawn Serface and five-year-old Dan Casarez...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Arizona: Pleasure and Pain from Disco Punches | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

...Detecto-journalists at 14 Plympton St. declined to comment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sacred Urn Reappears in Dunster; Samovar Snatchers Elude Justice | 5/13/1964 | See Source »

...Detecto" from Manning Manufacturing Co. for junior G-men, with suggested tot teasers ("Do you like school?"), and little-white-lie ratings from "Could Be" to "Big Whopper." Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Marketplace: New Products | 7/7/1961 | See Source »

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