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...last Abscam trial, of Democratic Senator Harrison Williams of New Jersey, is scheduled to begin on March 30. Already, however, the FBI investigation itself is on trial before Federal Judge George Pratt, who is holding hearings in New York City on whether the agents went too far in trying to encourage Congressmen and others to commit illegal acts. Indeed, Judge William Bryant, who presided at Kelly's trial, has said that Abscam "has an odor to it that is absolutely repulsive." Nonetheless, Justice Department lawyers are confident that the defendants can not show enough evidence of Government overreaching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stung Again | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

...that waives the $3 to $4 admittance charge for local cabbies (they help spread the word) and books some of the most popular country-rock acts in the area, McNasty's according to Owner Rich Thomas, 38 is "a workingman's nightclub." Or as Singer-Model Elizabeth Harrison, 21 puts it: "Disco turns me off because the people are really plastic. When you're here, you feel like everybody knows you. It's really dynamite. There's no competition. You want to dance, you do it. You want to get drunk to the gills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: C & W Nightclubs: Riding High | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

While a power game worked for Cunningham, at number six it didn't help teammate Lisa Harrison in the first position. Except for a second-game lapse, Harrison played a strong, close match. But in each game, the tremendous intensity of Williams' Mary Tom Higgs prevailed as Higgs gained a 3-0 sweep...

Author: By Ari M. Lieman, | Title: Racquetwomen Beat Williams, Still Undefeated With 6-1 Win | 1/12/1981 | See Source »

Ringo Starr flew to New York to see Yoko. George Harrison, "shattered and stunned," went into retreat at his home in Oxfordshire, England. Paul McCartney, whom Lennon plainly loved and just as plainly hated like the brother he never had, said, "I can't tell you how much it hurts to lose him. His death is a bitter, cruel blow-I really loved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Day in the Life | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

...years later, George Harrison had joined the Quarrymen, and the band was actually earning some money They had their own fans, and a growing reputation that took them to club dates in the gritty seaport of Hamburg, West Germany, where they eventually changed their name to the Beatles and got a double dose of the seamier side of rock life Lennon, who like the rest of the boys favored black leather jackets, pegged pants and stomper boots, was sending long

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Day in the Life | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

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