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Most of the rooms in the rambling, comfortably worth old houses are singles, although the newest residents share large doubles. Narrow staircases lead to art-gallery corridors where a nameless artist has adorned the walls with large-as-life figures. The quieter house at 1705 has no common rooms, and the constantly peopled first floor of "3 Sac" is the co-op's center...

Author: By Marilyn L. Booth, | Title: Finding a Home Away From a House | 3/5/1975 | See Source »

...someone who, as Stefani says, needs to "get educated" to the way labor management relations are usually conducted here Holcombe's aggressive, stream-of-grievances. Harvard-as-enemy style of shop stewardship is new to the University, and although Balsam seems to share Holcombe's attitudes he has been quieter and avoided disciplinary trouble...

Author: By Nicholas Lemann, | Title: A Small Revolution in the Kitchens | 2/28/1975 | See Source »

...time showing Alfredo's head in a sack, being rudely bumped on the front seat of Bennie's car and swarming with dozens of interested flies. The movie has its fair share of action and a good deal of bloodletting, but gets ragged and desultory in the quieter portions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Horseless Headsman | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

Engineers point out that a Stirling engine would be quieter than an equivalent internal combustion engine, would emit less noxious fumes, and would use fuel more economically. Lacking any need for valves or cams, it would also have fewer parts. Jack Collins, manager of Ford's alternative-engines program, concedes that the Stirling is still a long way from being ready for passenger car use; for one thing, an adequate burner has not yet been developed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Stirling Performance | 9/9/1974 | See Source »

...past Richard Nixon's family, apparently ignorant of the contents of the fateful tapes, had been outspoken in his defense. Julie faced reporters on the White House lawn and insisted on her father's honesty. The quieter Tricia told newsmen in California that "innocence is innocence and my father is innocent!" Pat, whose composure rarely cracks, twice flashed anger at reporters for persisting in questions about Watergate. Last week all were silent. Their silence bothered some of Nixon's supporters. "What sort of man would hide things from his daughters and let them go out and defend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NIXON FAMILY: FACING THE ORDEAL | 8/19/1974 | See Source »

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