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...maxim of his business: "If you can't sell it, spray it olive drab." Indeed, military-green duds have come in and out of fashion vogue with regularity since World War II. Of late, however, the old reliable color scheme has been supplanted by splotches of green, tan and brown. At Smith's store and dozens of others across the country, camouflage wear has become an undisguised rage. In the weeks before Christmas, camouflage outfits for children sold nearly as fast as Cabbage Patch dolls in some locales. And adults, whose need for protective coloration on city streets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Code Green, Tan and Brown | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

...machine, which weighs only 20 Ibs. and can be carried in a tan tote bag, has many of the features Apple introduced in January 1983 with its Lisa computer. It uses a "mouse," a pointing device the size of a stick of butter, that permits users to give commands to the computer with just a push of a button. Like Lisa, Mac relies heavily on symbols and pictures on the screen to help people conquer computer phobia. But unlike the more expensive Lisa, Mac cannot swap information between different programs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Apple Launches a Mac Attack | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

American servicemen do not expect to make the cover of Gentlemen's Quarterly, but they do want their combat wear to be both practical and neat. The latest Army fatigues appear to be neither. The half-nylon, half-cotton outfit, with its amoebic pattern of green, brown, tan and black, is unacceptably hot, even in temperate climates. It was designed to be an "all-service, all-purpose" uniform, but clerks, mechanics and drill sergeants alike bemoan its uncomfortable cut and slovenly look. It was supposed to be the pride of the Pentagon, but the battle dress uniform (B.D.U...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Combat Couture Under Fire | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

After the long weeks of buildup, of insisting upon his innocence, of accusing Government officials of plotting his downfall, of vowing that he would fight to the end, the denouement of the Spiro Agnew debacle came with stunning swiftness. His hands trembling slightly and his Palm Springs tan bleached white with tension, Agnew walked into a Baltimore courtroom last week and admitted that he had falsified his income tax in 1967. When he emerged half an hour later, Agnew had been transformed from Vice President of the United States into a convicted felon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION 1973: The Fall of Spiro Agnew | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

Sailing's not so hard: you pull a few ropes, get a nice tan, and generally have a good time. We can do it. The only requirement is that you bring your own beer...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Where Is Perth, Anyway? | 9/28/1983 | See Source »

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