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...daisies show through the twilight. Fireflies and children burst from leafy caverns. A look into the barn shows that it stables a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Far off, thunderheads pile up over the Missouri River, and then ringers of coolness touch the broad leaves of the linden tree overhead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: On Rhubarb and Revolt | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

...Overhead, huge glass chandeliers hover like Cobra gunships in a white tropical sun. The Los Angeles Marriott Hotel ballroom is a sea of white military formal wear, pink and blue evening dresses, candles and carnations over red carpeting. Nelson Riddle's orchestra swings into What Kind of Fool Am I? as Sammy Davis Jr. hails "our mutual friend" Richard Nixon, then reflects on the song: "I don't think anyone in this room has to re-examine their lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Los Angeles: Prisoners of War | 7/3/1978 | See Source »

Just before noon, 600 blacks step out from the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church on Green Street and head silently for the courthouse, walking three abreast and carrying signs reading SMASH THE KLAN. A police helicopter whirls overhead. The 65-member Tupelo police force is stationed along the route, looking like a seedy version of a TV SWAT team. Most carry 12-gauge pump guns or rifles (some with bayonets), and several big old boys are bulging out of blue bulletproof vests. They look mad. "I walked point for 31 days in a row in Viet Nam," says a young black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Mississipi: The KKK Suits Up | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...opening scene to Last Tango is just great. Marlon Brando, standing under the elevated platform, wearing a brown overcoat, is yelling at the top of his lungs as the subway passes overhead, drowning out his cries. Boston, unfortunately, does not really have an elevated, except for the small part of the Orange Line which passes over Washington St., but if you try, you can gain some sense of satisfaction for your Cambridge-weary blood. No, you may not be Marlon Brando, or even Maria Schneider, but if you want to get away from Cambridge, your best bet is to take...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Survival Guide to the Square | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...that could appeal to faculty, or provide sites for multi-family housing. In addition, the investigation turned up different accounting systems for all the properties which differed substantially from the rest of the University's accounting systems, Zeckhouser says. In real estate management, the books include complicated figures for overhead pricing, marketing, depreciation of land values and maintenance expenses. According to Zeckhouser and Wyatt, the Corporation will facilitate financial management of properties now conducted through Harvard's own treasurer's office. Thomas O'Brien, Harvard's financial vice president, agrees with this assessment and hopes that the corporation will enable...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: Would You Buy A Used Apartment From This University? | 6/8/1978 | See Source »

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