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...Welfare Hall for the Mothers' Union Social Dance. And adeptly jumping the generations to become the community's beloved grandmother. Neipris merrily counts each new day of her 86-year-old life this "heaven on earth." where both old men and babies are rolled out in prams to soak up the springtime...

Author: By Celia B. Betsky, | Title: At the Foot of Llareggub | 12/9/1971 | See Source »

...there are also millions with money to spend and little to spend it on; savings deposits have increased from $20 billion five years ago to $50 billion today. Brezhnev stressed the importance of improving the productivity of Soviet workers to turn out the consumer goods* that are needed to soak up some of those idle rubles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Soviet Union: Something for Everyone | 4/12/1971 | See Source »

...just let him go on talkin' to his own self," sighs Frazier. Meanwhile Joe is more concerned with hardening up his head to withstand Ali's stabbing left jabs. "Every day," he says, "I soak my head in rock salt and water. Who-e-e-e, does that make me mean! But it toughens my skin, and maybe it works on the bones. Conditioning?that's what this fight will be all about. And there's no way he's going to be in better shape than me. For him to win, he'd have to be in much better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bull v. Butterfly: A Clash of Champions | 3/8/1971 | See Source »

...reduce friction with Government agencies by dropping enzymes. P. & G., which holds an estimated 55% of the market, is expected to start this month by eliminating enzymes from Tide, the nation's bestselling detergent. (The company has no plans for changing ingredients in Biz, its enzyme pre-soak.) Colgate will gradually sift out enzymes from its detergents-Ajax, Punch, Burst, Cold Power-and possibly from Axion, the leading pre-soak. Lever will replace the enzymes in its Drive detergent with sodium perborate, a bleach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRODUCTS: As the Soapers' World Turns | 3/8/1971 | See Source »

Ronald Hughes, the blond, bushy-bearded 250-pounder who had never tried a case before, drove into the mountains north of Los Angeles to soak and think in some hot springs. According to two friends, heavy rains mired their Volkswagen in mud; his friends hitchhiked out, while Hughes decided to stay. As the rains continued, the wilderness area was evacuated. Campers had seen Hughes walking in the rugged terrain, and the Volkswagen was later found with some trial transcripts in it, but no Hughes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: The Missing Manson Lawyer | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

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