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...sitting on a stool in the "Dunk 'n' Dip" doughnut shop on Third Street in East Cambridge. I'm reading the morning paper 'n' I'm reading a story that refers to Ted Kennedy. Seem like the senator wants to create a national literacy corps of college kids who'll earn course credits for teaching youngsters and adults how to read. Senator Ted wants to set up pilot tutoring programs at fine Massachusetts colleges to form the model for a national campaign. Bank of Boston has offered $5,000 grants to each of five schools to start up the programs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Readin' 'n' Writin' | 9/22/1987 | See Source »

...March, between takes on this video, the star dragged on a few cigarettes, posed with co-workers for just one more picture and, in a precious spare moment, perched on a stool and zoned out. As a professional model for a third of her life, Houston is used to being stared at, pampered, ordered about, tortured by beauticians' caresses. She doesn't seem to mind; she knows the only eye that matters is the unblinking one with the red light. "From the beginning," she says, "the camera and I were great friends. I know the eye of the camera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Prom Queen of Soul | 7/13/1987 | See Source »

...defense contractor with $11 billion in annual sales charges the Government $1,118.26 for the plastic cap on a stool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Having It All, Then Throwing It Away | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

Frazzled urban professionals love them. Once a week Joe Meissner, 39, who runs an executive placement service in San Francisco, reroutes his calls, takes off his vest, loosens his tie and turns himself over to Corporate Stressbusters. They bring the equipment: a stool, a 3-in.-thick black cushion and a pair of hands. "Stress goes right into my shoulders," sighs Meissner. "They knead it all out of me." Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles boast similar services. In New York City, Attorney Peter Kupersmith calls the quarter-hour sessions devoted to his neck and shoulders "miraculous and a crucial part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: Massage Comes Out of the Parlor | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...following this morning's cabinet meeting on the government's response to rebel demands. Guingona, the chief negotiator with the Communists, is a vital link holding together the tenuous cease-fire, yet security is lax. The nearest security guard is out on the front steps, sitting quietly on a stool with an M-16 rifle across his knees. He does not check visitors for identification...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: After the Revolution | 1/16/1987 | See Source »

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