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...other sections, paired on the east and west sides, were to be moved around as events required. The two pairs of east-west stands would be pulled in close to the playing field to frame the classic football grid, or pushed back and angled away to form a baseball diamond. The stands would also be reconfigured for concerts or other events...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sliding on Air | 9/22/1975 | See Source »

...down." The bride ignored such interruptions. Wearing a striped chiffon dress and large white hat, she skipped spiritedly across the lawn after the ceremony. The guests sipped Perrier Jouët, a Seagram champagne. And amid all the display, a family spokesman described the bride's sapphire and diamond ring as "large but tasteful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Loose Ends; a Knot Tied | 9/1/1975 | See Source »

...Caxito, 35 miles north of the city. Meanwhile, 600 F.N.L.A. troops are holed up in Luanda's nigh impregnable 16th century fort, São Pedro da Barra. In the north, the F.N.L.A. tightened its hold on Malange, and at week's end was moving toward the diamond-producing area of northeastern Angola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANGOLA: The Agony of Becoming Free | 8/18/1975 | See Source »

...singer-songwriter delivers more than the single annual LP required by the seven-year agreement, he can earn up to $24 million. The largest parcel handed out yet by a record company, Wonder's contract is worth as much as the Elton John ($8 million) and Neil Diamond (about $5 million) deals combined. Motown's announcement is strategically timed. There were rumors that Stevie might skip, but he is loyal. He says, "If it were not for Motown, many of us just would not have had a shot at success. I'm staying because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Wonderbucks | 8/18/1975 | See Source »

...they insist that Finley ordered the doctor to fabricate a reason for dumping Andrews. Finley says otherwise. "Mike was injured," he insists. "If he had played again and become disabled, he could have sued me for the franchise?and won." Finley, who had given the players $3,000 diamond rings after the 1972 Series, left the expensive jewels off the 1973 and 1974 rings because of the Andrews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Charlie Finely: Baseball's Barnum | 8/18/1975 | See Source »

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