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...burly man is a member of the Union for the Homeless, or so button proclaims on his thick woolen hat. He's from another century--a classic lumpenproletarian. He belongs on the barricades in the French of Russian Revolution. His heavy baritone grates with enthusiasm about the Union of the Homeless, whose slogan is "homeless, not helpless...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: The Problem With `The Homeless Problem' | 3/16/1987 | 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 »

There's still more than a bit of the inner-city left in Duncan. He talks with a thick accent, and his play is littered with flamboyant, dipsy-do, touches. Against Brown last month, Duncan, caught up in the air with his back to the basket, hurled a shot off the top corner of the backboard which spun into the net. Duncan ran downcourt with a completely straight face--you never admit luck on the playground...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Tracking An Unusual Inner-City Talent | 3/4/1987 | See Source »

Despite the doubters, Harvard Coach Joe Bernal thinks his team can win. "For us to take Easterns," Bernal said, "I need lifetime-best performances. Anything can happen at that meet, and I'm sure we'll be in the thick...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquamen Swim to Fine Tune | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

Gumbo too thin. Gotsta be thick, like Elmer's Glue. And where de rice? It don' come wid rice? Mon Dieu! Not too spicy, eider. But we add tobasco. Plenty. Some like it hot. Some like it cold. Some like it in dey pot . . . Eh! Octav'! Don' lick deh spoon...

Author: By Daniel Vilmure, | Title: OUT TO LUNCH | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

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