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...part of the avenue. His schtick, which attracted a large crowd every day, was to follow unsuspecting pedestrians about a step behind them, imitating the way they walked Every so often, he would run ahead of one of his subjects and dive onto the sidewalk to look up her skirt. One day, an elderly woman he was following whipped around and sprayed him in the face with a can of mace...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Sixth Avenue, On the Greasy Side | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

...League's championship, which has belonged exclusively to Princeton, will, from now on, go to the winners of the regular season's round-robin schedule. This system, though, will not skirt the problem of the league's disparity. Harvard, for example, will now have to swim against the likes of lowly Cornell, Penn. Barnard, and Dartmouth in dual-meets...

Author: By Barak Goodman, | Title: Aquawomen Nab 3rd at Ivies | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

Leather is expensive: a Lauren prairie skirt costs $1,000; a leather blazer from Yves St. Laurent also carries a $1,000 tag. But leather jackets with embroidered eagles, by Parisian Designer Claude Montana, priced at up to $2,400, sold out in two weeks last fall at Bloomingdale's in New York. Retailers report that the priciest items sell best. Alan Bilzerian, owner of two stores in Boston and Worcester, Mass., claims: "The customer wants one incredible piece. This will become a piece from the '80s, the way a Bauhaus or Corbusier was a piece from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Leather Turns Soft and Sexy | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

When Joan went home for Thanksgiving last month, she joined in the spirit of the holiday and ate until her skirt was far too snug for comfort and her body was crying out for an afternoon nap. Unlike the rest of her family, however, after consuming a heaping plate of turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans, and hefty chunks of pecan pie and pumpkin pie topped with vanilla ice cream, Joan did not stop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Living to Eat | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

Webster was last seen November 28 in the baggage claim area at Logan Airport. She is 5-ft. 2-in. tall, weighs 122 pounds, has brown eyes and hair, and was last seen wearing a long brown coat, a black skirt, and a red blouse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Depts. Have No New Leads in Search for Student | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

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