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...Smokey refused to give me the ball. He kept on saying, "You can't quit on me now. Just leave it to me and I'll get us out of this jam like I did before. I'll reach back for something extra...

Author: By Eric Pope, | Title: The Papal Bull | 5/10/1972 | See Source »

...that it was recalling 423,000 '72 Torinos and Montegos-the entire production of those two lines-to correct a rear axle defect. Unusual wearing of the bearings in the rear axle assembly, Ford explained, could cause the axle to separate or disengage from the wheel, or to jam, bringing the car to an abrupt halt. Thus far, 16 such failures have occurred, causing one injury. Ford, still uncertain about the cause of the trouble, does not plan to replace the bearing unit. Instead, dealers will install a clamp on the axle both to alert and protect the driver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Bearing the Blame | 5/1/1972 | See Source »

...interior of Massachusetts Hall was clean and in good order. There was no evidence that the 40 occupiers inside had tampered with any of the University's files and records. Garbage had been regularly collected and stuffed in plastic trash bags. Loaves of bread, jars of peanut butter and jam, and cans of coffee and tea were neatly stacked in the occupation storeroom, and the long hallway on the second floor was swept clean...

Author: By Anthony C. Hili., | Title: In Occupied Territory: | 4/23/1972 | See Source »

...champagne reception was a champagne shambles. Chaplin had specifically requested that his table not be cordoned off from the crowd, but perhaps he had forgotten about New Yorkers. Flashing their tickets at the ushers, they made a surging subway jam of black ties and decolletage, pressing around the table where Charlie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Like Old Times | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

...logical progression after Sha Na Na's elaborate parodies of the old greats was for the musicians of the "70s to join forces with their idols of the '50s. It was no surprise, then, when several of the Rolling Stones showed up at a recent Chuck Berry concert to jam with the master...

Author: By Henry W. Mcgee iii, | Title: Gimme That Ol' Time Music | 4/15/1972 | See Source »

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