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...firing, jailing and other persecution-of all dissent. Perón angered the Roman Catholic Church by ending religious instruction in the schools, initiating a divorce law and taking steps to legalize bordellos. In addition, reports circulated about Perón keeping a 14-year-old girl as his mistress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: An Old Dictator Tries Again | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

...girl. Most of all, he seeks links between himself, his father, and his grandfather, an energetic old crook of limit less cynicism, "bilking everyone and being down right fatherly about it." His preference in sexual foreplay is to jump around on a trampoline with his well-rounded middle-aged mistress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Papa's Son | 8/6/1973 | See Source »

...nimble and quick-witted comedienne. The plot line in her film is ultimately as offensive as that of the other two: she's a strong-willed woman who enters into an affair with a married man, but eventually settles into a role as tame and submissive Soho mistress. Still, her dexterity and pungent British wit alone make A Touch of Class worth seeing...

Author: By Richard Shepro, | Title: 3 Too Easy Pieces | 7/20/1973 | See Source »

...background, Eisendrath adds, is the mummified corpse of Evita, "the radio announcer who became successively the saint's mistress, his political manager, second wife and, finally, in death, his greatest spiritual asset. The compelling allure of the corpse, which is reportedly being transported to Argentina, is reflected by numerous posters of the dead woman. 'Evita returns,' they proclaim, 'dead or alive!' " In the days ahead, Perón may need all the help he can get. Unless he can move quickly to end the violence, his government's resolve to restore stability in Argentina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AMERICA: Trouble, Terror and a Takeover | 7/9/1973 | See Source »

...triumph of this production is the Margery of Carole Shelley, making her AST debut. It is an unalloyed delight to follow her progress from an innocent country wife to a sophisticated cunt-ry mistress (Wycherley surely intended the punning title). Miss Shelley has the advantage of being British herself and of knowing just how to deal with Margery's unrefined diction. How honestly she skips about on learning she has smitten a man at the theatre! What a laugh she elicits on exclaiming, "Oh jeminy!," when first introduced to the Horner she has heard about! How telling her little gasp...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: 'The Country Wife' in Bright, Funny Revival | 7/6/1973 | See Source »

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