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...present, he stole the show. Aquarius respected him for it, even though he described him as looking like "the head waiter of the largest hofbrau house in Heaven." Aquarius was famous for that kind of putdown, although he himself offered the observer a variety of choices. In his steel-rim glasses and vested pinstripe suit, he was not unlike a Mafia accountant. Casually attired at his Brooklyn Heights brownstone amid the boarding nets, ropes and trapezes that decorated the living room, he could resemble a high school gym teacher who had a piece of a profitable summer camp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Reflections on a Star-Crossed Aquarius | 1/11/1971 | See Source »

...gave me a lecture about having become overwrought about this story. I left the house and made my way to the lilac bush and my rented, locked Ford. As I slipped the key in the door, I noticed with a start that there was something white slipped beneath the rim of the horn. It was a business card, printed with the name of the TWA manager in Phoenix. On the other side was a message: "Mr. McCulloch−please call Mr. Hughes immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Midnight Ride with Howard Hughes | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

...Harvard sold out its 40,000 seats more than a week ago, after the Crimson's victory over Princeton promised an exciting Yale game. Even the 2500 seats in the open end zone and 500 standing room tickets for the top rim of the Stadium have been sold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pinball Sharks Meet in Quincy | 11/19/1970 | See Source »

...sinks slowly over the rim of the steering wheel, where is a vacationing family likely to put in for the night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Motels: Riches from Royal Treatment | 11/16/1970 | See Source »

Belli, wearing boots, wire-rim glasses, and flared pants, criticized the politicians who use law and order as a campaign issue. "Law and order isn't what I believe in at all. I believe in due process of law," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Belli Says Pornography Is 'Okay' | 11/2/1970 | See Source »

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