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...litany of all the beauties of the motel room that she owns, conjuring up memories of the garish comic horrors of the journey through a Sahara of motels in Nabokov's Lolita. Into this room tromp a man (Conrad Fowkes) and a woman (James Barbosa) looking like plaster casts with comic-strip blow-up heads. They proceed to demolish everything in he room, and at the height of the carnage they scrawl foot-high obscenities on the walls, some never before presented on the U.S. stage. It is an allegory on U.S. inner violence, a sign that Americans hate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Air-Conditioned Blightmare | 11/18/1966 | See Source »

State Inspector James W. Cosgrove declared the classrooms "unsafe and hazandous," and barred students from using them at least until further inspection Monday. Several pieces of furniture were damaged by the falling plaster slabs, but no one was injured...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sever Rooms Closed As Ceiling Falls Again | 11/5/1966 | See Source »

Bott observed the falling plaster non-chalantly, waited for the dust to dissipate, and resumed his discussion of the chain rule. He suggested that students pay no attention to the several large cracks in the ceiling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bit of Sever's Ceiling Interrupts Math Class | 11/3/1966 | See Source »

After the class, the room was closed off for the rest of the day. Cecil A. Roberts, director of Buildings and Grounds, said the ceiling would be replastered over Christmas. Meanwhile, any loose plaster will be removed and the room will be occupied as usual...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bit of Sever's Ceiling Interrupts Math Class | 11/3/1966 | See Source »

...notably different from all the others in the combat area of South Viet Nam. The men of the 1st Air Cavalry who carved the half-moon on the door have painted the inside blushing pink, and they have even equipped the little building with porcelain and plaster conveniences. "For lady correspondents," the troopers proudly explain. Their handiwork is eloquent testimony to the growing presence of Viet Nam's female press corps. From a total of two women last year, the roster of regulars has grown to nearly a dozen. As many more have passed through on two-or three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Correspondents: Femininity at the Front | 10/28/1966 | See Source »

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