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With those unspoken words, he left his room, went outside, and began to jog slowly up the steep hill, back to Route One. He looked at the base of the mountain (it was not a mountain, but he liked to call it that). The base was the steepest. It was...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: In the New Pastures of Heaven | 2/12/1969 | See Source »

The narrator's real name is never known, although he assumes names such as Lou Garrou, a play on the French word for werewolf. But beginning with his park-bench encounters and reveries -which are somewhat reminiscent of James Purdy's Malcolm-both narrator and reader are plunged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dreams of Disorder | 2/7/1969 | See Source »

For a moment, it looked as if someone had doused her with water. No, said Twiggy, the outfit is supposed to look that way-sopping wet. At a show in London's Ritz Hotel, fashion's will-o'-the-wisp unveiled the latest shapes from her designing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 31, 1969 | 1/31/1969 | See Source »

Some new entrants in the field have novel ideas for handling riots. Fort Worth's Western Co. of North America, an oilfield-service firm, has developed a slippery powder called Instant Banana Peel, which is guaranteed to turn any street rumble into a sit-in. Baltimore-based AAI Corp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: MAKING CRIME PAY | 1/3/1969 | See Source »

Losing its speed advantage to injuries and a slippery turf, the Crimson fell two goals behind at the half. Army center forward Bob Behncke made both scores unassisted. On the first, he simply penetrated Harvard's defense and booted the ball past goalie Locksley. A Crimson infraction in the penalty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rain and Injuries Hamper Booters In 4-1 Loss to Army in NCAA's | 11/19/1968 | See Source »

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