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...education, law 'n order and civil service...the liberal conspiracy has destroyed two of 'em and almost the third." Boston City Councilor Albert "Dapper" O'Neil was engaging in his favorite pastime, entertaining a reporter. Fellow City Councilor John Kerrigan added, "Capper will do anything for publicity, get a raincoat and flash." Kerrigan was flapping the labels of his leisure suit and making a long stroking gesture...

Author: By Mike Kendall, | Title: Rider on a Storm | 10/16/1976 | See Source »

What of the human beings, shaken, dwarfed, rendered insultingly insignificant? Allen ends his story in New Bedford, speaking for himself. Owning neither a raincoat nor a hat, he fared forth bareheaded on his first and most unforgettable assignment just in time to see a wall of water rolling toward the harbor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Blow by Blow | 10/4/1976 | See Source »

Sitting alone with a single friend, a couple of dozen rows behind the governor was Congressman Mario Biaggi who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in 1973. His raincoat was folded neatly over his knees. "So many happy days for me here," he said looking lonely. "So many great memories and smiles. It's a wonderful park...

Author: By Peter Kaplan, | Title: Horizontal Pinstripes | 4/29/1976 | See Source »

...ensemble can be worn with Klein's buff T shirt, which is cotton knit, with a crew neck and long sleeves ($11.50), or Lauren's tan knit T shirt with roll sleeves and crew neck ($18). When it mizzles, put on Beene Bag's natural poplin raincoat with set-in sleeves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: An American Wardrobe in Eleven Easy Pieces | 3/22/1976 | See Source »

Deane Lord, director of the Harvard News Office, charged around her office in a huge raincoat, giving orders to nervous underlings, attempting to look very important before she settled her huge presence into her desk chair. She announced quite firmly that Sissela did not want the family in the article. Derek Bok had explained, regretfully, that the family already lives in a fishbowl...

Author: By Mary B. Ridge, | Title: Sissela Bok: What Does She Do Till Derek Comes Home? | 11/14/1975 | See Source »

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