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There are two revolving dishes. The fish in green sauce is various morsels of halibut, sarimp and scallops swimming in a delicate sauce of wine and cream, and given an Irish hue with parsley. It was so liquid I asked for a spoon to eat with. The dish is slight...

Author: By Robert D. Luskin and Tina Rathborne, S | Title: Edens of Hors d'Oeuvres and Ice Cream | 7/14/1972 | See Source »

The company also lures traveling groups by welcoming them in big, bold letters on the marquee that adorns the towering sign at almost every Holiday Inn; WELCOME CICERO ELKS and similar greetings have become familiar sights. Says Wilson, who has a natural flair for crowd-pleasing showmanship: "People love to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Rapid Rise of the Host with the Most | 6/12/1972 | See Source »

No pleasing some people. Prineville, Ore. (pop. 4,101), has a modest property tax of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed value. The town happens to own its own 19-mile railway connection to the main line, and makes so much money from it that the city council thought they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Tax Appeal | 6/5/1972 | See Source »

"Pleasing" Offense

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Big Red Overwhelms Stickmen, 19-6 | 4/27/1972 | See Source »

Lib Lip Service. Desperate if not deep signs of change are becoming visible. Now in its 19th year, Playboy is maintaining its posture of dauntless virility while trying to be less of a male chauvinist pig about it. Recently "The Playboy Adviser"-Hefner's answer to "Dear Abby"-piously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Cupcake v. Sweet Tooth | 3/20/1972 | See Source »

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