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Before they knew what had happened, the seven judges were outside, spread-eagled against a paddy wagon while being frisked. "We didn't do anything wrong," one protested. "I want my lawyer," shouted another. Paying no attention, the cops herded them into the stuffy wagon, but had to let two go when there was no room for them. At the police station, the five unlikely suspects were booked for disturbing the peace, ordered to empty their pockets, take off their shoes and belts and turn their socks inside out. Then they were thrown into the drunk tank with...
...A.M.C. cars unveiled last week were mirror images of their 1971 counterparts on the outside. Inside, though, the sporty Javelin will feature optional trim and upholstery by Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin of Paris; the Hornet wagon can be had with finishing touches by Aldo Gucci, Italy's famed designer of leather accessories. Instead of new body styling, or the wide variety of models offered by its competitors, A.M.C. is making its major move in the area of warranties. Starting with the 1972 models, the company will pay for the repair of all defects during the first twelve months...
...hitched a welcome wagon of giveaways to its flights: each youth-fare passenger gets a book of coupons good for 10% to 50% discounts in restaurants and discotheques. Alitalia announced the best cost-per-mile bargain: a $199 round trip between New York and Rome. Icelandic Airlines, dubbed the "hiphop airline" by the hairy hordes who prefer it. rolled out the cheapest European youth fare: a $185 round trip between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10. and $165 the rest of the year...
...empty room is emptier than yours, said the masked man as he rode off into the night. And you knew he was right, so you hitched a ride on the Penn-Central, so you hitched your wagon to a star, so you hitched up your jeans and waited for godot. Empty rooms are relative, so you slid up and down the legs of the glass table looking for the cake that said Eat Me and waited for your prince to come. So you scribbled your initials in the dust beneath the table, so you scribbled his initials in the steamiest...
Theoretically, at least, I worked clean-up and reunion two years solely for The Experience. But actually, I, like everyone else, did it for the money. That's how I found myself driving an oversized station wagon shuttling alumni and their families from the B-school to their dorms. "So you're a Harvard student?" they would ask, while I inwardly smiled at their shock of irrecognition...