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...doing fine for a 75-year-old pap." Owens got out his twelve string Silvertone guitar from Sears, Roebuck, and you could see dust buildup on all the lower frets that a bluesman never fingers. Spires accepted an A harp from Owens, removed a wooden kitchen match from his mouth and began to blow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Mississippi: Visiting Around | 6/9/1986 | See Source »

...risk of sounding totally treasonous, she says, "Yale has been a fine example of the combination of hard-core academics and performing arts. They are a shining example for us, hopefully, to follow." Mia is, in fact, putting her money where her mouth is, as she will head to Yale this fall to begin work on a master's degree in performing arts...

Author: By Ji H. Min, | Title: A Gift From God | 6/5/1986 | See Source »

Officials seemed to plan for virtually every contingency. But they forgot one basic rule of etiquette. They looked a gift horse in the mouth...

Author: By Joseph F Kahn, | Title: The Backout That Backfired | 6/5/1986 | See Source »

While the idea is not originally my own, I believe its simplicity and potential power are an overwhelming challenge to SASC to "put its money where its mouth is." Currently SASC is employing the very policies it derides President Derek Bok for following--attempting to force change from within. Whether SASC admits it or not, it is employing a form of constructive engagement. Divesting themselves from Harvard for a year would not be mere symbolism but a powerful action in support of its position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Divest | 6/4/1986 | See Source »

...then a 19-year-old New Hampshire boy attending Haverford College, signed on as a cook with a circus bound for broke. Cooking led to a truck-driving job, then magician, then fire-eater ("It's just basic common sense. Heat rises. Keep the heat going up. Keep your mouth wet--and your mustache trimmed"), then sideshow manager, then ringmaster. Then the show went bankrupt. Judkins' last task, in December 1977, was to return an elephant leased from D.R. Miller. Hauling a rented trailer that the elephant was systematically reducing to bits, Judkins reached Hugo penniless and hooked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Oklahoma: a Big Top Moves Out | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

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