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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unsuccessful attempts to lose weight; she finally came to Atkins carrying 283 Ibs. on her 5-ft. 8-in. frame. She is now an attractive 143 Ibs. and credits Atkins for much of her success (though she has been under psychiatric care as well). "I used to be a potato-chip and Coca-Cola girl," she says. "Now I eat well-balanced meals and am never hungry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Perils of Eating, American Style | 12/18/1972 | See Source »

...Dinner," consisting on paper of fresh vegetables, fruit, cheese and bread; "Famous Antipasti Della Mamma" such as cherrystone class, shrimp cocktail leone, or a glass of tomato juice; followed by a pasts or a soup, then a main course of meat, fish, or meat and served with a vegetable, potato, and mixed green salad; concluding with a beverage and a dessert; cake, pastry, fruit, spumoni or ice cream. If one's main course tastes lean toward price ribs or steak, that will cost an extra $2 or $3. Most of the dinner items can be ordered a in carte...

Author: By Raymond A. Urban, | Title: Mama Leone's | 12/2/1972 | See Source »

...kill our own rats"). He ran a smooth campaign against Idaho State University President William E. Davis, 43, shrewdly tying the moderate Democrat to unpopular McGovern positions. When it came out that Davis endorsed the farm workers' lettuce boycott, Mc-Clure staffers passed the word: "Will a potato boycott be next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Some New Boys in the Old Club | 11/20/1972 | See Source »

These kids had been raised by mothers who loved them--so they had a complete innocence altogether near to arrogance. The trade unionist reared more often than not by a mother who laid the frequent back of her hand on every idiot potato and onion and lemon head of a kid in her brood, could now have the immense anger of seeing his leonine powers lifted by a horde of suburban ants who had never been stepped on, and now could hardly...

Author: By William Englund, | Title: Mailer Inside Miami | 11/4/1972 | See Source »

...reception was held on the second floor of the Pound Building in a spacious room covered by a plush, orange wall-to-wall carpet. Bowls of pretzels, potato chips and shrimp lined every table. Directly in front of the door was a make-shift bar manned by two students who graciously mixed drinks for all comers. The majority of Law School students sat together in small circles, sipping gin and tonics and delicately chewing shrimp. In the corner of the room, just behind the bar, stood the New Crusader, surrounded by two of his attorneys, several reporters and a couple...

Author: By J. R. Eggert, | Title: Hoffa: From Teamster Boss to New Crusader | 11/1/1972 | See Source »

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