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...thesis. She was trying to write a government thesis for the History Department, and her adviser knew nothing about her topic, Elaine told Heather that she had frantically begged Stuart, a junior and a born editor, to look over her thesis, and that, of course. Stuart had eaten up the attention. That night, in fact, he pored over Elaine's first draft for hours. When he took a break, it was to visit Heather and ask how her conclusion was coming...
...liverwurst. About one-fourth the size of the Easter-basket staple and three times as expensive (up to $4 per lb.), Bellys come in an array of 36 flavors. Their manufacturer, Herman Goelitz Co. of Oakland, maintains that the flavors are so delicate that the beans should be eaten one at a time, not by the vulgar handful. How else to appreciate the richness of the coffee mocha, the tang of the pińa colada, the bouquet of the strawberry daiquiri? Aficionados are encouraged to eat a few select Bellys two at a time, however. Popping a coconut...
...from a new landlord two weeks before moving in, bought a refrigerator and stocked it with groceries to have ready when she moved in. The woman arrived two weeks later and found no trace of food or refrigerator. The landlord, it turned out, was a heroin addict who had eaten all the groceries and then sold the fridge to finance his habit. The woman won the case easily, and moved in the next...
...where he has been a customer for three years, would have given him a mortgage last October with an interest rate somewhere between 13% and 14%. But the bank insisted on a 30% cash down payment and Despos could not afford it. The $52,500 cash outlay would have eaten up all the tailor's working capital. Since then mortgage rates have climbed...
...recruited in 1957 from Western Electric Co.'s Hawthorne Works plant near Chicago. Then aged 40 to 55. the subjects were questioned in detail about their diets and personal habits. Using a checklist of 195 foods, researchers determined what and how much the men had eaten in the preceding 28 days. The participants' wives and employees at the company cafeteria were asked how food was prepared. Each subject was rated low, middle or high according to his intake of cholesterol, saturated fat (found in red meats and dairy products) and polyunsaturated fat (vegetable oils...