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ABC's Dick Cavett, a former Tonight writer and more recently a guest host, says that "Ed has mastered a very tricky thing. It's like a man learning to dance well without leading. There is an unslick look to him, which is good. For an announcer, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Announcers: The Pitchman | 1/17/1969 | See Source »

Starting out as a bodyguard and chauffeur, Valachi survived shifts in power as tricky as ups and downs under the Borgias. He and a partner made $2,500 a week from the slot-machine business. Valachi also ran a numbers racket, a "classy horse room" in White Plains, N.Y., and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: His Life and Crimes | 1/17/1969 | See Source »

Petulia, a sad and moving film by Richard Lester, shows its director capable of insight into his characters and instinct toward his actors. Lester's cinema is generally defined by tricky and overcontrived camera gymnastics (Petulia has its share of this, and none of it is good)--but here we...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Ten Best Films of 1968 | 1/14/1969 | See Source »

Led by an outstanding group of sophomores which includes sabreman Larry Cetrulo and foil Tom Keller, the fencing team has rolled up five straight victories this year, including a shocker over strong City College of New York 17-10 on December 14. Columbia, probably the strongest team in the Ivy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unbeaten Varsity Fencers To Meet Powerful Columbia | 1/10/1969 | See Source »

One of the best dates to take to a New York party these days - or, failing such luck, one of the most arresting names to drop - is Gloria Steinem. Writers, politicians, editors, publishers and tuned-in businessmen are all intensely curious about her. Gloria is not only a successful freelance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reporters: Thinking Man's Shrimpton | 1/3/1969 | See Source »

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