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...black-market moneychanger and his wife go looking for business in a bar frequented by Americans, but the women is mistaken for a prostitute. Unable to explain what he really wants and afraid of Yankee cuckoldry, the hapless Italian runs out and gets every hooker in town to distract the soldiers. The result is party Pi Eta style...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: How Difficult Is Love? | 11/13/1984 | See Source »

Mintoffs assault on the church may be designed at least in part to distract attention from economic problems. The unemployment rate has been estimated at close to 20%, and tourism is down. Despite the huge trade deal with the Soviets, not a single ruble's worth of merchandise has been exchanged so far. "It's a very traditional pattern for the Soviets," said a State Department official. "Massive trade agreements, good publicity, then nobody pays attention to the follow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malta: School's Out | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

...knew that if I had any problems like a squeaky sneaker or a running nose it would really distract me," she said. "Well, I had wet gloves. So I went into a beauty parlor where a very nice Italian man let me blow dry my gloves and everything was cool...

Author: By Ariz Posner, | Title: Born to Run: Harvard and the Marathon | 4/17/1984 | See Source »

Weintraub said he asked about the procedures for lodging a complaint about the arrest but said he was told by an officer that if The Crimson protested. Ohana would he arrested for trespassing and taken to Distract Court that night

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: 100 Students Picket Pi Eta Club Party | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...leaked out of my ears. But after the test everything dried. If I'd done it during the school year I would have had time for it to sink in and I'd be better off. But them again, with three other courses friends and extra-curricular activities to distract me, I probably wouldn't have done nearly as well. When someone asks me if it was worth it, I have to say I don't know. I just don't want to think about...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: It Was the Worst of Times | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

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