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...Staying low-key, as he said he had been drilled by Robinson, keeping his eyes open for anything that might interest the Joint Chiefs, Radford had an easy time stealing and passing on hundreds of papers and documents. "It was a perfect thing," Radford had earlier told the New York Times. "I had everyone's confidence." And, he pointed out, "I had sticky fingers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PENTAGON: Sticky Fingers | 3/4/1974 | See Source »

Catharine's, Ont. A solid, strong, low-key player, Horton spent 19 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs before he was traded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 4, 1974 | 3/4/1974 | See Source »

Last year's Grammy for Best Comedy Record went to George Carlin, 36, who began as a straight-suited standup. Now sporting chest-length locks and painted undershirts, Carlin tells low-key tales of his kidhood on the fringes of Harlem: "You put five white guys and five black guys together and after a month . . . what you'll see is redheaded guys named Duffy sayin' 'What's happenin', baby?' " Carlin also deals heavily in various bodily functions. In one routine called "Filthy Words," he blithely reels off the rapidly dwindling list of banned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Man, Is That Funny? | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

...expressed "outrage" at the criticism of her father and added: "Why should he resign? He hasn't done anything wrong." At Tricia's side, Ed Cox declared that Nixon is the victim of "one of the most vicious witch hunts in American history." But in a low-key reply to Nixon's State of the Union message, Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield explained that Watergate inquiries cannot suddenly cease. "Whether it is months or years, there are no judicial shortcuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CRISIS: The President Performs Under Pressure | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

...Carol Means hoped, the trial has not been turned into a circus, but has been low-key and businesslike thus far, unlike the occupation, which became a full-blown "media event...

Author: By Richard J. Seesel, | Title: Taking AIM For a Ride | 1/23/1974 | See Source »

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