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...happening. Every day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a steady stream of men can be seen entering and leaving this room. When they go in, the men have a vaguely scruffy look and finger a thick stubble of half-grown beard. When they go out, however, they are smooth and trim, clean-shaven, and smelling faintly of lotions and creams. This is the Shaving Research Room, the living heart of the world's largest razor blade factory: Gillette Corp.'s World Shaving Headquarters in South Boston...

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: Where the World Learns to Shave | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

From there on the company's history reads like a compilation of the shaving industry's greatest hits: 1946, Gillette brings the world a plastic blade holder, eliminating the messy, dangerous, individually-wrapped blades that had been the national standard; 1959, the company perfects the extra-smooth silicone-coated razor blade; and 1965, the first razor with a fully-contained multiple shaving cartridge is introduced to American shavers by Gillette...

Author: By Robert M. Neer, | Title: Where the World Learns to Shave | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

Cornell (4-2-2 overall, 3-2-1 ECAC), on the other hand, never began to get going against its high-flying visitors. The Big Red looked disorganized and overprepared for the Crimson, which stuck to its smooth-skating game throughout...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Rip Red, 11-3; Fusco Sets Marks | 12/9/1985 | See Source »

According to Lisa Salerno, director of development at Americares, "Melendez made the road smooth for us in Colombia...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: Student Returns From Colombian Relief Effort | 12/9/1985 | See Source »

Pandole, a sophomore, displayed his improved game with a smooth 15-9, 15-9, 15-12 triumph over Navy's John Springer from the number two spot...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: Racquetmen Sink Navy, Soar to Another 9-0 Win | 12/6/1985 | See Source »

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