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Of the many legends explaining the origins of the modern Christmas tree, three are the most popular. Some scholars trace the "tannenbaum" back to the fir tree erected by Boniface, the 8th-century English missionary known as the Apostle of Germany, in place of a sacred oak of Odin. Others...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grah Bag of Christmas Customs | 12/10/1981 | See Source »

Alternately stern and folksy, the once and present actor made his customary skillful use of props (a map of Europe, a chart comparing missile lev els) as he delivered his message. His points: the U.S. and its allies cut back on military spending while the Soviets not only built up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting from Zero | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

Al Cornona's staging, while not particularly inventive, is smooth and fast, and the performers--Bari K. Willerford, Jack Marshall, Lynn Bowman and Christopher Childs--are terrifically funny. The find of the evening is Barry Nolan, the well-fluffed host of T.V.'s Evening Magazine, as the producer. The role...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Broken Cookies and Bourgeois Mediocrity | 11/14/1981 | See Source »

It is later learned that he is helping out one of his buddies, and making the only living he could in 1963. Roger Corman, B-movie mogul and director of Nicholson's first picture, Cry-Baby Killer (1958), "directed" The Terror--it was filmed in three days, using leftover sets...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: All Work and No Play Make Jack a Dull Boy | 11/12/1981 | See Source »

Demonstrators will march to the Pentagon Monday; some of the protesters will silently approach the military complex through Arlington Cemetery, while others will carry banners and props across Memorial Bridge. The two groups will meet at the base of the cemetery, where they will "mourn the destructiveness of war." The...

Author: By Margaret M. Groarke, | Title: Women to March on Pentagon To Protest 'System of Power' | 11/9/1981 | See Source »

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