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...oldest daughter of this Peruvian middle-class family, turns 20 years old. For her, it will be the most important day of the year. Various female cousins are stationed on couches, exchanging news of family and friends in hushed tones, with an eye cocked to the window. Lest Jenny spoil her surprise party by entering unannounced, her 16-year-old sister Lillian is poised to intercept her. But Lillian's alertness is premature. An hour passes with muffled laughter and continuous conversation. Though guests were sternly warned to be here at seven sharp, the easygoing hora peruana ("Peruvian time") prevails...

Author: By Adam W. Glass, | Title: Inca Disco | 12/14/1976 | See Source »

...onetime Playgirl of the Potomac. Now that Hays has been retired from power and Liz has become a Thespian of sorts, she has discovered someone new. He is Carl Stohn Jr., 55, a producer for the playhouse in St. Charles. Ill., where Ray is appearing in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? "I love everything about him," gushes Liz. "He's always directing me and teaching me, like My Fair Lady. I hope to have a long-time relationship with him and see what happens." Stohn, however, calls himself a dedicated bachelor and the reports of romance "one-sidedly true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Happy, Happy, Happy | 11/15/1976 | See Source »

Harvard will be looking to spoil Yale's chance to share the Ivy League crown this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon, the roles were reversed, as Yale spoiled Harvard's bid to field the first undefeated freshman football team since 1962, drubbing the Crimson...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Yale Defeats Crimson Freshmen, 35-13 | 11/13/1976 | See Source »

...things I'll never forget is the sight of Bobby Wine striking out to give me my third no-hitter. Try hard as I might, I just couldn't remember facing Johnny that night. I remember missing low on a 3-2 count to Dick Allen to spoil the perfect game, and I remember getting Tony Taylor (on a strike-out) and Ruben Amaro (on a pop -up) for those first two outs in the ninth. So I took a look at the books, and sure enough, Klippy wasn't in the order that night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weiss Up | 11/8/1976 | See Source »

...recently done some work on the star's chin, which was a little puffy. Still, there was no mistaking the face-or the figure-of Elizabeth Ray, who last week made her stage debut in St. Charles, Ill., at the Pheasant Run Playhouse in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Ray, whose sexual dalliance with her boss, Wayne Hays, brought about the Ohio Congressman's downfall earlier this year, quickly demonstrated that her acting ability was on a par with her secretarial skills. Though she seemed in her element on a massage table and got a good laugh when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 25, 1976 | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

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