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...Though she wears bracelets up to here, mink up to her ear, a lady isn't dressed unless her legs are too," trilled an American soprano...
Velcro is not only jamless and washable, but can be manufactured in any width or color. This fall Velcro fasteners will appear on everything from women's mink sweater collars to men's slacks...
...book. But the sweeping, intricate score pulsed with moments of moving lyricism: Edgar's proposal to Cathy ("Make me whole again"), Cathy's "dream" aria in which she confesses her love of Heathcliff. Audience reaction was tepid; "I liked the movie better," said one mink-draped woman. But professionals in the audience cheered. Said Metropolitan Opera Board Member Howard J. Hook Jr.: "This puts the Met to shame. How come we let Santa Fe steal a march...
...svelte blonde in a black sheath dress, with mink stole draped casually over her right arm, stopped during an inspection of a new apartment house on Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard last week and gushed: "It's the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen. But, I mean, it's even nicer than our house." Near her, a trim, wavy-haired man gravely replied: "Thank you, madam." For Norman Tishman, 56, president of Manhattan's Tishman Realty & Construction Co., the compliment was no surprise; his company had planned the building to be the most luxurious cooperative...
...Boxing Judge Bert Grant, 51, was indicted in New York City on charges of taking bribes up to $100 to influence his decisions in five bouts. His alleged briber: Manager Herman ("Hymie the Mink") Wallman, a Manhattan furrier and reputed front man for Frankie Carbo, the underworld commissar of boxing. Wallman's tigers won all the bouts; Judge Grant is accused of making sure they did. The New York State Athletic Commission suspended both men, banned Wallman's fighters, including Heavyweight Alex Miteff, Middleweight Randy Sandy and Featherweight Ike Chestnut...