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...other hand, police, who first neglected to seal his apartment, later found therein: a marijuana cigarette, a red heroin capsule, two hypo needles (one taped above a closet door), a blood-splotched towel and a white nylon girdle embroidered with pink flowers. In the past 18 months, it turned out, young Thorne had checked in 24 times at a cheap hotel, always alone, usually under false names but only twice with luggage. He had not lived at home since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: The Tragedy of Monty Thorne | 7/26/1954 | See Source »

...single ounce of Nu-Soft added to the final rinse water, says Harshaw, will eliminate static electricity from wool and nylon, leave all clothes soft, fluffy and easy to iron. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, may 10, 1954 | 5/10/1954 | See Source »

...Paul Hoffman, who arranged for trial spins in Studebakers, orated on their good qualities. Last week Secretary Weeks finally gave in and signed up for the works: a black, four-door Land Cruiser with power steering, automatic transmission, radio, white-wall tires, and foam-rubber upholstery covered with blue nylon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SELLING: Life in the Old Salesman | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

...town's boxing matches, the style if not the wording of the billboards is familiar: "Famous, flashy and crashing kid possesses a resolute punch." When a jukebox with colored lights and boogie-woogie records arrives in Luang Nakon's brothel and the girls take to nylon blouses imprinted with headlines from a New York tabloid (GIN-CRAZED, SLAYS THREE), it becomes clear that a lot has happened since Anna met the King of Siam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Anna Doesn't Live Here | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

Made of lacquered nylon, the wigs come in 144 varieties (twelve styles, twelve colors), are much cheaper than those made of real hair. Price: $165 a dozen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Apr. 19, 1954 | 4/19/1954 | See Source »

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