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...Julia Child so much as mention vanilla wafers, and the shelves are empty overnight. The kitchenware she brandishes with so much relish fares similarly. At Chicago's Cooks' Cupboard, Owner Robert George credits her show with the sudden spurt in sales of such things as fish poachers and French chef's knives...
Then came sophomore Tim McLoone, who has been superb in his last four races and has contributed heavily to the Crimson's late-season spurt. He was followed by Baker, Joe Ryan, and Dick Howe...
Last week was a week of spurt, and the biggest so far in the war. At one time or another, 29 of the Communist jets rose to challenge the Americans. On one day, surprised U.S. fighter pilots found themselves engaged in eight separate dogfights-in which two Communist jets were shot down and three others damaged, while the Americans escaped untouched...
...check any sudden spurt in defection, Peking sent army units to the borders above Hong Kong and Macao, but a lot of Chinese still managed to slip through. With them came unconfirmed reports that Mao Tse-tung was suffering from throat cancer and that the Red Guard-led purge was the last gasp of a dying dictator. To be sure, Mao has not spoken publicly during his last few outings, allowing Defense Minister Lin Piao (TIME, Sept. 9) to be his mouthpiece. Last week Lin was placed directly in command of the Red Guards-a position heretofore held...
Poor walls or no walls, in fact, are responsible for the acoustical double life that so many Americans are forced to lead. Urbanization and the consequent spurt in apartment living, together with high costs, put a premium on smaller rooms, lower ceilings, cheaper materials. And the modern vogue for the light and glassy rather than the solid and massive, says Acoustical Engineer Leo Beranek, seems to be based "not on function but on poetry. Spaces are not isolated, but continue without barrier through glass, grilles and gardens. But continuous structures and the open plan are inimical to quiet living." From...