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THIS has every intention of being a with-it movie. Francoise is the femme libre--twice married and twice divorced, unfettered and irreligious, a businesswoman with wile and culture. She lives alone and sleeps around to keep herself sexually vital; she talks tough, sizing her men like a butcher does his meat. And she wonders what it is to be a woman. Then this so modern woman involves herself in a romance made of nineteenth-century novels's stuff. She's got 'seventies style, but it must be all facejob. The woman inside launches way, unfashionably back...

Author: By Emily Fisher, | Title: Kiss the Money and Run | 1/15/1974 | See Source »

Besides assuming the freshman job, Quackenbush will wile away the hours with a new position; he will become director of Princeton's Baker Rink. It seems that if Quackenbush can't shape up the icemen, he will at least be able to shape...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Semler Chosen to Coach Hapless Princeton Icemen | 4/12/1973 | See Source »

When Weeks himself arrived at 10:50 p.m., the band broke into "When the Saints Come Marching In." Weeks told the crowd that it was toe early-to predict any election results, spent the rest of his speech thanking the crowd for their support and then introduced his wile and four children. He then retired to a downstairs seen with a scotch and water, and the crowd went back to dancing and laughing...

Author: By Michael S. Feldberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Results Are Uncertain in 12th District | 11/8/1972 | See Source »

...style to set traps," he said, quickly recovering. "Most people don't think when they're on the strip. They attempt to overpower their opponent." Valenzuela prefers to set up situations in which his adversary will do something entirely predictable. That's how he got his nickname: Wile E. Coyote...

Author: By E.j. Dionne, | Title: Valenzuela Didn't Take a Vacation | 3/15/1972 | See Source »

...With the wile that has made him famous, Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci once again proved himself the political master. Charging the three councillors who introduced the referendum order with "political expediency," Vellucci maneuvered them into voting against three of his amendments which they otherwise might well have supported...

Author: By Thomas P. Southwick, | Title: City Council Defeats Resolution For 'Opinion' Rent Control Vote | 10/7/1969 | See Source »

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