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...Frank Brady. It draws on the research of mathematicians, economists and psychologists. The game's maker, Parker Brothers of Salem, Mass., also will sponsor next week in Manhattan an annual World Monopoly Championship-an event from which will emerge the game's grand master. The contest will pit British, Canadian, European and U.S. regional champions, probably six in all, against one another for a gold and silver trophy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Monopoly in Elysium | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

...farmer then slit the calf's jugular vein. Its carcass was dragged to a freshly dug trench and kicked in. Another calf was shot and disposed of in the same manner, then another and another, until by midafternoon almost 300 head had been destroyed and piled in the pit. The day's last kill was a sackful of ten-day-old piglets; they were shot and dumped into the grave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOOD: Blood on the Range | 11/18/1974 | See Source »

Ford's Wagonmaster (1950), with a short about the Pit River Indians, Thursday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SCREEN | 10/31/1974 | See Source »

Buddy's Sirloin Pit isn't fancy and it misses all the gimmicks that other Square hamburger establishments trade upon, but Buddy's does serve a decently-sized meal of reasonably good taste at relatively cheap prices. Chopped meat is the bread and butter of the Sirloin Pit, but burger isn't the only reason why Buddy's merits a visit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bars And the Like | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

Buddy's burgers are big, very big in fact, and are cooked to order over an open fire. The cooks at the Sirloin Pit have a tendency to underdo the meat, so if you don't like your hamburgers on the rare side you better make a point of it in advance. Service is cafeteria style, and the lines get longish around lunch and dinner times so get there early...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bars And the Like | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

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