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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Lilliputian Variant. Now, in the newest twist in tapes, a variant on the cartridge has come along that is even more convenient and Lilliputian than the original. Called a cassette, it encases a tape and two tiny reels within a plastic box scarcely bigger than a pack of cigarettes. It snaps into a player as handily as the cartridge does, but it must be removed and turned over at the midpoint of its playing time, which averages 40 minutes. Since it moves even more slowly than the cartridge, it sacrifices still more sound quality. But it boasts two big advantages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recordings: Riding the Reels | 3/8/1968 | See Source »

...twist on Lysistrata, the ad is the idea of Judith E. Smith '70, Phyllis A. Koshland '71, and Margaret N. Gordon '70, who intend it to demonstrate both support of the SDS-sponsored Harvard Draft Union and opposition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cliffies To Help Draft Resisters, Say 'Yes' to Guys Who Say 'No' | 3/7/1968 | See Source »

...same thing." Since the Johnson Administration feels that it cannot sweat anything out of the war budget, the effect of Mills's position has been to bring the Great Society to a sudden, painful pause. Moreover, Mills is being unduly immodest when he argues: "I can't twist arms. The Administration thinks that if I'm for a tax bill, then everybody on the committee will be for it, except a few Republicans. That's not true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Wilbur the Willful | 2/9/1968 | See Source »

...some extraordinary perverse twist of fate, he were to be nominated by the convention in Miami Beach, I would have to consider at that time whether I could even support him for election. I do not expect to ever have to make that decision, but I can assure you that my loyalty to my party would mean more to me than his did when he not only deserted the ticket in 1964, but was the chief architect of the lie and smear campaign waged against my friend, Barry Goldwater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Bomb Per Casualty | 2/2/1968 | See Source »

...said come on, Baby, do the New Twist with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Son of Rock 'n' Roll Quiz | 1/29/1968 | See Source »

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