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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...never interviewed by these gentlemen, and much of their little story is a complete lie. There were never any nude scenes shot during or after a day's shooting. I have never posed in the nude above or below the waist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 10, 1972 | 4/10/1972 | See Source »

...East Germany, as a tantalizing hint of what may be an impending cultural liberalization, Neues Deutschland, the official Communist newspaper, recently ran a waist-up picture of a nude East German girl for the first time in its 26-year history; the paper's columns are normally devoted to dreary political reporting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISTS: Rule of Skin | 2/28/1972 | See Source »

Hughes said that he was speaking from Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Among many other subjects, he discussed a report that he had turned into a troglodytic creature with waist-length beard and eight-inch fingernails. Said Hughes: "Why, hell, how could I write my name if I had fingernails?" Each reporter had prepared test questions to establish Hughes' identity, and Hughes was often vague and uncertain in his answers. Hughes was adamant, however, about the manuscript. "This must go down in history," he said. "I don't remember any script...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECCENTRICS / Rashomon, Starring Howard Hughes | 1/24/1972 | See Source »

...class shrew increase her "crabbiness" ("it's undemocratic if I can't be Queen") to a screeching insufferability. Patty's (Sara Jane Aronin's) character drips from her big blue eyes. An exasperatingly dump blonde, she skips from scene to scene with her trusty jump-rope tied to knee, waist or wrist wherever she goes...

Author: By Celia B. Betsky, | Title: Charlie Brown | 12/3/1971 | See Source »

...tightly bound than top-quality woven cloth, double knits develop snags more easily. Cutting them is a problem; a garment is sometimes larger or smaller than its stated size. Alterations are also tricky because rips or marks can be left behind when a seam is let out or a waist expanded. Since there is no such problem when a garment is shortened or taken in, it is better for customers to buy a garment that is a bit too big rather than a bit too snug. Moreover, because of the limitations imposed by the knit process, the subtle pinstripes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Golden Twist for Textiles | 11/8/1971 | See Source »

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