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Accessibility is the essence of her appeal. The usual Dyan Cannon role is that of the good-hearted slattern, the readily available Miss-or Mrs. -next door. In Doctors' Wives, she was a bored spouse on the prowl for fresh medical talent; in The Love Machine, the nympho consort of the head of a giant TV network; in The Anderson Tapes, a high-class prostitute. Now Otto Preminger's Such Good Friends (TIME, Jan. 10) has her bedding down with her dying husband's best friends-how else is a girl going to cope with the discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Skin Touch | 1/17/1972 | See Source »

Oscar pinches Porsches. Oscar-that is not his real name-is a high-ranking member of one of the many auto-theft rings that prowl New York's boroughs by night. He and his partners, Jackie and Mickey, cater to the carriage trade; they work the city's classier quarters. In less than 30 seconds, Mickey can open a locked Porsche, start it and drive it away. Within 48 hours, Oscar can deliver the car, complete with new paint job and serial number, to his eager customer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Hot Porsche Caper | 12/20/1971 | See Source »

...least until "1984", the police will not prowl the dorms seeking junk. But when they get good information that someone has a sizeable load of same, expect them to act and act promptly. Robert Tonis Chief of University Police

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POLICE SEEKING JUNK? | 10/2/1971 | See Source »

...leans out and sneers, "Howdy like to do some modeling?" His face has the horribly lascivious look of Loerke, the demonic artist in Women In Love. Sybil ignores him. "It pays $15 or $20 an hour." She continues to ignore him. He drives away, on the prowl for a better broad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String Walking The Streets | 6/17/1971 | See Source »

...worst threat comes from organized gangs, which nightly prowl the back roads of the cattle country until they spot an unguarded herd. Working swiftly, the thieves cut out the best cattle, load them onto their trucks and speed away to remote areas, where huge trailers are waiting with their lights off. After ten or 15 prime steers are led up a loading ramp into the trailer, the van roars off. Rustlers have no trouble selling the steers for up to $300 a head at regularly scheduled livestock auctions, some in Georgia and Alabama. Many ranchers contend that a portion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENTERPRISE: Range War in Florida | 2/15/1971 | See Source »

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