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Bill Grana scored two touchdowns and the first quarter wasn't even over yet. The guys with the Gordon Linen towels on their heads each took another swig. They couldn't have cared less...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: My Date: Rain And A Gung-ho Girl | 11/5/1962 | See Source »

...stood up for the kickoff. When we sat down the seats were wet again. The chill spread a bit farther. In front of us two guys were huddled together with Gordon Linen towels over their heads. They each took a swig from a bottle of rum. Dammit, I had forgotten the thermos of hot coffee...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: My Date: Rain And A Gung-ho Girl | 11/5/1962 | See Source »

...onetime FBI counterspy, which, among many other things, charges that "Governor Pat Brown, over the years, has established an unchallengeable record of collaborating with and appeasing Communists from top to bottom." Both candidates of course deny that they have anything to do with airing the other's dirty linen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California: The Taste of Triumph | 10/26/1962 | See Source »

With no smokestacks, the Bainbridge looks more like a sleek runabout than a warship. Oil-fueled destroyers are soon coated above and below deck with grease and grime, but the Bainbridge is as clean as an operating room. White linen curtains flutter at the portholes in the wardroom. The cabin for visiting admirals is decorated with artificial yellow roses. Contemporary paintings, presents from the Bethlehem Steel Co.. which built the ship, hang in the ship's cabins and wardrooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armed Forces: An Elegant Young Lady | 10/12/1962 | See Source »

...should take a look at it," exclaimed HSA linen manager Bradlee T. Howe '63. "It's really nice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Fund Used for HSA Linen Depots | 10/10/1962 | See Source »

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