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...Unlikely, since he almost certainly would have informed the Tokyo controllers of his unwelcome escort. Not once did he indicate that he was in an unusual situation. If all was considered normal aboard the 747, the attendants would now be serving breakfast to the awakening passengers. There would be grapefruit and beef brochette for the high-fare travelers, a croissant and Spanish omelet for the others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atrocity In the Skies: KAL Flight 007 Shot Down by the Soviets | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

...make it is invited to the plush 250-seat Louis B. Mayer Memorial Theater for the showing of first-run movies, though not all the new movies sit well with the residents. "When they start to get into bed," said Mae Clarke, who is remembered best for having a grapefruit shoved in her face by James Cagney in Public Enemy in 1931, "I walk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In California: A Place for Curtain Calls | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

...Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' chocolate cookies, chocolate pepper pretzels, Joe froggers cookies (named for the inhabitants of a Marblehead, Mass., frog pond) and an inviting array of souffles and mousses, notably a sour lime mousse with strawberries. Frozen desserts vary from San Francisco ice-cream pie to a delectable grapefruit ice. As for the confection she labels "the Best Damn Lemon Cake" . . . it may just be that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: New Menus for All Seasonings | 11/22/1982 | See Source »

...past 15 months Carter's life has centered on the book about his years in office, which he plans to call Keeping Faith. Each morning he wakes at 5, pours himself a glass of grapefruit juice and heads for his study. There, sitting in front of the keyboard of a white word processor, the ex-President works about eight hours a day. As the bright green letters appear on the screen, he speaks the words out loud. Around 7, he realizes that breakfast is near when he hears Amy practicing her violin down the hall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jimmy Carter: This Is My Place | 5/24/1982 | See Source »

Fresh oranges, grapefruit and their respective juices are very low-sodium foods. For example, a 6-oz. serving of either grapefruit juice or orange juice contains only 2 mg of sodium, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 5, 1982 | 4/5/1982 | See Source »

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