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...through, he says disdainfully, was only "a miniature, a sample." And any physical abuse she may have suffered at the hands of the S.L.A. might well have toughened her resistance rather than weakened it, says Kiba. "If you're mistreated," he contends, "you aren't going to lick their boots." Besides, he argues, the excuse that she was young and sheltered rings false. "It's hard to believe that, when she was out living with some man. Who's she trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: How P.O.W.s Judge 'Tania' | 3/8/1976 | See Source »

Though a few diehards still down tequila the traditional way-straight, with a lick of salt and a wedge of lime-most gringos prefer cocktail variations like the Margarita, made with lime juice and triple sec. Other Aztec ?Oles!: T'n'T (with tonic); Bloody Maria or Mexican Mary (substituting tequila for vodka); Brave Bull (with Kahlua); the Freddy Fudpucker (with orange juice and Galliano); and Cold Gold, a sort of Aztec on the rocks. Tequila will probably never rival bourbon, Scotch, gin or vodka in the U.S. It is additionally appealing in another respect, however. According...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Aztec | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

TACKLES. Dennis Lick, Wisconsin, 6 ft. 4 in., 262 lbs.; and Rod Walters, Iowa, 6 ft. 4 in., 260 lbs. The pros like Lick be cause he "sustains a block," keeping holes open for his running backs and protecting his quarterback for the extra second it often takes to break a big play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: OFFENSE | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

...anyone who points it. And the moviemakers were pointing him indiscriminately, punching out everyone in sight, preferably for no apparent reason. And he was the most popular star in the world, numero uno international, bigger than Eastwood, even making Redford small fry...all this, without acting one single solitary lick...

Author: By Richard Turner, | Title: Flush Times for Charles Bronson | 10/31/1975 | See Source »

...turning point of the game, however, came in the last 30 seconds of the first half. Dartmouth took over on its own 20 after a Harvard punt. But instead of running out the clock and settling to lick its wounds with a four-point deficit at the half, the Green inexplicably tried to pass...

Author: By Andrew P. Quigley, | Title: Crimson Defense Thwarts Green, 24-10 | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

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