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...female monkey 3 gin fizzes and she ran up and down a rope ladder, and the Clever girl was christened by a Russian princess I should like to have violated and there were strawberry gin fizzes and drunken dancing and I was fortunate to get home...

Author: By Diana R. Laing, | Title: Sherry and Schopenhauer | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

...graduating Harvard Ph.D. s found jobs, a figure which is next to meaningless because of the varying definitions of the word "job." But one thing is certain. Keenan says increasing numbers of graduating Harvard Ph.D. s have been finding placements at points lower down on the academic ladder: fewer receive appointments at major universities, more find jobs at two-year community and junior colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Keenan at the GSAS: Facing the Turbulence | 9/14/1977 | See Source »

...each step up the ladder, the smaller bank seeks the help of a big brother to provide services that it cannot offer, or offer so well, on its own. Examples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Personal Loans And Bank Ethics | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

Actress June Gable climbed the ladder, drew herself up to her full 5 ft. and zinged a one-liner at 7-ft. 2-in. Los Angeles Laker Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "Want to see my touchdown?" As it happened, the script of NBC-TV's Laugh-In revival called for "Want to see my sky hook?" But nobody called personal foul. Gable's gaffe is now part of the Sept. 12 show. Kareem, too, scores his share of points as a guest artist on the first of six monthly specials. When a crew member started chatting about antique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 11, 1977 | 7/11/1977 | See Source »

...hair and predilection for white belts and shoes, Winpisinger hardly looks the part of a radical labor leader; nor do his background and hobbies fit the image of a firebrand. The son of a Cleveland printer, Wimpy started as a diesel mechanic, slowly worked his way up the I.A.M. ladder and today maintains a complete mechanical shop in his home in Wheaton, Md., where he repairs neighbors' lawnmowers as well as his own Oldsmobile and Chevy. But he is one labor leader who states proudly: "I don't mind being called a lefty. We're being centered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Wimpy Takes Command | 7/11/1977 | See Source »

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