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...finally over, because nobody who has a nose can be a winner in an atmosphere so polluted by Sox fever. It's as if the government demanded that every person living within a 60-mile radius of Boston spend an hour each day in a room with a skunk...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Savoir-Faire | 10/23/1975 | See Source »

...eleven names on the list are matched with presents, a pile of gifts continues to grow. Four briefcases, three gold cigarette lighters, a necklace, one duffle bag and a bracelet are ready to go, but Elton has a problem. "What are we going to get for Skunk?" he asks, referring to Guitarist Jeff Baxter. "Does he smoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Elton Goes Shopping | 7/7/1975 | See Source »

...Skunk Works. Johnson, who retires this month shortly before his 65th birthday, received the Air Force's highest civilian medal that December afternoon in Ohio, and later the same day was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame. Those were only the latest tributes in an extraordinary career. During more than four decades at Lockheed, Johnson personally directed the design and production of 40 planes, including the first American combat jet (F-80), the U-2 spy plane and the Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) SR-71, which recently flew from New York to London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Farewell to Kelly Johnson | 1/20/1975 | See Source »

Loeb justified his Union Leader policy of front-page editorials which employ such colorful nicknames as "The Skunk" for Eugene McCarthy and "Moscow Muskie" For Sen. Edmund S. Muskie (D-Me.) on the grounds that he thus "stirs up his readers" and "creates excitement...

Author: By Michael Messerschmidt, | Title: Union Leader Publisher Says Party System Lacks Division | 11/20/1974 | See Source »

With Anjelica, who is serene and apparently not a skunk, Nicholson seems content. Their life, however, is hardly quiet. There are three phone lines in the house, and they are usually ringing. If Nicholson is not around to take the call, he is firm about returning each one personally. The front door is left open, and friends wander in. Nicholson will often come back from work with a few pals in tow, a group that might include Mike Nichols (whom Nicholson calls "Big Nick"), Candice Bergen ("Bug"), Art Garfunkel ("Art the Garf) or Warren Beatty ("Master B"). The house itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Star with the Killer Smile | 8/12/1974 | See Source »

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