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Along the road to the big time, Emilia plunges into a short-lived affair with Yuri (Baryshnikov), the rakish Russian who is the crowning jewel of the company's impressive array of dancers. Yuri and Emilia consummate the relationship in one of the best scenes of The Turning Point; shot in deep blues and purples, the lovemaking is accompanied by ballet music, and appropriately enough, Emilia marks their climax with a ballet gesture, forming a graceful arch with her outstretched arms...
Businessmen in the area had mixed feelings about the proposed complex. Shirley Orkin, manager of the Jewel Box, hoped the new stores would bring new business to the area but added, "If it resembles a mall too much it will disrupt the character of Harvard Square...
...swung a cruel ax on "Grandma," as employees sometimes call the venerable food chain. He closed 1,700 stores, released 10,000 employees, borrowed heavily to revamp and enlarge the remaining 1,932 supermarkets. He hired 19 new executives, including Grant C. Gentry, who left the flourishing Jewel chain to become A. & P. president. Said Scott: "I have a philosophy that you should surround yourself with people better than yourself...
Professor Higgins has tossed out his tweed hat for a headdress. The star of My Fair Lady is a very different kind of gent in his latest film, Shalimar. This time Rex Harrison plays a chap called Sir John, "the world's greatest jewel thief," who lives on an island in the Indian Ocean with his own private army. "The character I play is different from the usual," says Rex. "Sir John is slightly tougher and demented and more sadistic." He is also crafty. To scare off a band of would-be murderers, he dons...
...prices! An 18-oz. jar of no-name peanut butter at Jewel costs 34? less than Skippy; a 14-oz. bottle of no-name ketchup costs 22? less than Heinz, and 25 Ibs. of dog food sells for $2.80 less than Gaines Meal. Says Jewel President Walter Elisha: "Consumer response has been overwhelmingly favorable." That is not hyperbole. One morning, Star stacked 500 cases of no-name tuna in twelve of its suburban stores. The 6½-oz. cans sold for 59? each, v. 89? for Star-Kist. Though the food chain expected the supply to last a week...