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...another for alleged conflicts of interest and mismanagement of union funds. A third was found to have been an associate of a lawyer convicted of fraud and arson. The fourth had claimed to hold degrees from two prestigious European universities but turned out to be a high school dropout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Tale of Two Rookies | 4/2/1979 | See Source »

Dubin falls in love with Fanny Bick, a semi-flower child and college dropout. He is fifty-seven; she is twenty-two. It takes him 200 pages to get around to making love to her. They love each other, passionately, but Dubin cannot let go of his wife, of his ordered life. Malamud's descriptions of a middle-aged marriage-gone-sour are minutely detailed, embarassing in their intimacy and immediacy...

Author: By Susanna Rodell, | Title: Nothing Happened | 3/6/1979 | See Source »

...exercise bicycle and a solid "Watergate wall" of cartoons, photographs and awards he has received. Besides his views of his most famous case, Sirica's book will offer insights into the life and times of the tough judge once known as Maximum John. Says he: "I was a dropout from law school twice, so I tell youngsters, if Sirica made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 29, 1979 | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

...sweating and straining, even at company expense. Only a fraction of eligible employees take advantage of the programs. Xerox's Leesburg facility is used by barely a third of the 180,000 people who yearly train at the center. New York's Cardio-Fitness reports a 15% dropout rate. Says one former client: "I find it mind-bendingly boring. I hate taking another shower and then putting on sweaty underwear. I hate spending an hour of my time jumping around over there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: From Boardroom to Locker Room | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

...high school dropout at 16, he became a self-taught Shakespearean scholar. He was also an intelligent fighter, a master of the sweet science who won the title from Jack Dempsey on a decision in 1926. In their second fight, Tunney was ahead on points when Dempsey decked him, then lost his chance to regain the title when he was slow to go to a neutral corner. Given an extra four seconds to clear his head?the famous Gene Tunney in his prime (1926) Aloof from the Damon Runyon types. "long count"?Tunney got up and outboxed Dempsey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Farewell to a Golden Trio | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

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