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Seeking a break from competition, though, Finney took to the sidelines her freshman year, never to return to swimming. So when the itch to get back into national competition reappeared her sophomore year, she turned to the sport that could offer the opportunity...
...wagged an admonishing finger at them and declared, "Whoever misbehaves will get a spanking." Later, she continued jousting coquettishly with members of the Perónist National Council who had gathered in her hotel suite. "I'm not going to kiss the men," she giggled. "Beards make me itch...
...consumers were buying presents that ranged from stocking stuffers to such big-ticket items as television sets and refrigerators. This season's merry merchants expect holiday revenues to climb by a healthy 10%, after four years of slack sales. Shopkeepers feel confident because customers have got the spending itch so early this year. When Dallas-based Neiman-Marcus opened its first Chicago outlet on Nov. 5, some 40,000 shoppers crowded into the aisles in one day. Says General Manager Lawrence Gore: "It's phenomenal. It's crazy every...
...should anyone care about this? Many people might assume that the press was protesting against its exclusion out of a prurient or even commercial itch, annoyed at missing some sensational headlines and pictures. That is simply not the case. The press has a serious quasi-constitutional function as a representative of the public. Obviously the White House or the Pentagon remembered the Viet Nam "livingroom war" and the revulsion it created. Obviously they admired and envied Margaret Thatcher's dealing with the press during the Falklands invasion, when the Iron Lady's government allowed only a small contingent...
...LIKE TO WALK through the Square periodically to keep pace with the comings and goings of the local shops. With each changing of the guard, there's always the hope some aspiring business man will finally get it right and scratch your four-year itch...