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...Then he switched channels to see the Miami Dolphins take apart the Oakland Raiders. Unlike his fellow fans, though, Martin was actually hard at work all the time he was staring at the tube. Soon after the final gun sounded, he received a call from the Churchill Downs bookie parlor across town and announced his initial betting line for the Super Bowl: "Miami by six." Within seconds Martin's pick, subject to later change, was being posted at Churchill Downs. Within minutes the point spread was being flashed to bookies across the country as the most authoritative gambling line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Betting Bowl | 1/14/1974 | See Source »

...cost $60 per month to heat, the rent averages only $150, half that charged for Chicago apartments of similar size. Tenants use every nook and cranny, partitioning off sleeping berths, closets and workshops with hanging plants or plywood. One innovative interior decorator, who moved into a former ice cream parlor, now serves cocktails instead of sarsaparilla from behind the old soda fountain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: At Home in a Store | 12/31/1973 | See Source »

PHILLIPS BROOKS HOUSE PARLOR, Palestinians in Jordan, Dec. 17, at 4 and 7:30 free...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard | 12/13/1973 | See Source »

Such antics have made Columbo conceivably the most influential, probably the best and certainly the most endearing cop on TV. Which is saying something, since prime-time TV this year is a parlor game of dial-a-cop, a badlands preserve patrolled by a superfluity of sleuths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cop (And A Raincoat) For All Seasons | 11/26/1973 | See Source »

...ruling military junta made it very difficult to obtain exit papers to European countries, he decided on the U.S. It was only after Frank was here a year, that his parents could arrange passage to join him. At first Frank worked for his uncle at a Medford pizza parlor. Now he has his own place and his parents are here with...

Author: By Michael Massing, | Title: Make Mine With Mushrooms | 11/14/1973 | See Source »

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