Word: slimmed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Amidst the swarms of well-heeled alumni returning for the 350th celebration, this slim volume--packed with pictures from the Harvard Archives--will undoubtedly sell out at local bookstores. Indeed, the book jacket proudly predicts that Glimpses "will quickly take an honored place on the shelves of Harvardiana...
...wanly handsome son Giuseppe, 21, the manager, who was rated by On the Avenue, a tony monthly tabloid, as one of New York's ten sexiest men. Whatever the reason, there are more than enough takers for ravioli selling at $17 for half a dozen and carpaccio, slim portions of raw beef with thin mayonnaise, which, though prettily presented, hardly seems worth...
...Party, has watched its membership slide from a high of 2 million in the mid-1970s to 1.65 million. . More telling, Bologna is the only large city that still has a Communist mayor. In 1976 there were five, including Rome and Naples. The chances of a party resurgence seem slim under the current leadership of Alessandro Natta, who is bland and unforceful...
...just got a $10,000 royalty check for the audio sales of On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett, and a $35,000 advance for Buck Rodgers' The IBM Way." Producer Linda Morgenstern of Caedmon notes "the scuffle" between agent and publisher for audio rights: "There was such a slim market before, but now everyone recognizes that there is a lot of money to be made...
Abortion. Two weeks ago, in Thornburgh vs. American College of Obstetricians, the court reaffirmed its 1973 abortion decision, Roe vs. Wade, but the vote was a slim 5 to 4. Burger, who originally sided with the majority in Roe, dissented and indicated that the time had come to "review" the controversial 1973 ruling. It was not entirely clear whether Burger would vote to throw out Roe or, more likely, just shade it at the margins to uphold some state laws that make it more difficult for women to obtain abortions. The same uncertainty surrounds Justice O'Connor, who also dissented...