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...quip: "I suppose it was just a throwaway line." More seriously, he professed to find the Treasury Secretary's attack "quite amazing. I can't understand it." In fact, the two have long been at odds, though their differences have usually been expressed by a backstage elbow in the ribs rather than a public fist in the eye. Feldstein takes a far gloomier view of huge federal deficits than Regan does, and last week he annoyed the White House by saying as much in discussing forthcoming budget talks with Democrats. Said Feldstein, putting his cards on the table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Don and Marty Show | 2/13/1984 | See Source »

Thomas Perkins: Master Mechanic. For fun, Perkins tinkers with very old automobiles. Using well-worn wrenches and lots of elbow grease, he and a team of mechanics have restored a collection of nearly two dozen 1930s sports cars. Among them: a Mercedes-Benz Special Roadster, a deep sea-blue Bugatti and a Duesenberg once owned by a maharajah. "They have to run right," he says, "or they're not worth having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Financial Genies | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

...National Angler's Council, which claims 750,000 members, would like Cook and his friends to fish in other waters. Says N. A.C. Executive Director Peter Tombleson: "We would not condone any violence. But we can't stand by the elbow of every angler to control him." Tombleson's alarm was echoed by Don Thompson, director of the Salmon and Trout Association, who says of his fellow fishermen, "These are not old codgers in pink coats riding on horses. These are young, active, fit people and they're not going to stand for being pushed around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Hot Water | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

Ewing sat out the first nine minutes after taking an elbow to the head Georgetown officials decided to rest the All American center as a precautionary measure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Wire Dispatches | 1/10/1984 | See Source »

...friend, offers the only consistently sympathetic character. Lucio is the literal devil's advocate, the very personification of human frailty. Derrah makes Lucio every bit as enjoyable as he should be, without sacrificing believability. Richard Spore also does an extremely fine job as an absolute caricature, the simpleton constable Elbow...

Author: By Frances T. Ruml, | Title: Too Measured | 12/6/1983 | See Source »

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