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Chomping a fat cigar and wearing an authentic-looking paunch, Actor Richard Burton has been rehearsing for his Hallmark Hall of Fame role as Sir Winston Churchill, which will be televised in November. A devoted Churchill fan, Burton owns a pair of Winnie's cuff links and has a framed telegram from him on his wall. In the past year alone, he has read a score of books and articles on his idol. Burton's assessment: "He was the best actor of our times -playing himself, of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 23, 1974 | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

...their new seriousness, students still blow off steam. They have rediscovered some old fads-panty raids at the University of Michigan and the twist at Houston's Rice University-and some other fancies as well. Among undergraduates at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., rides in large coin-operated clothes dryers are the latest thrill-with the door open or, more dangerously because of the heat, with it closed. Admits Junior Steve Wildey, 20: "It sounds kind of dumb. But after a few beers, it seems like an entirely reasonable thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Now, the Self-Centered Generation | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

ROBERT FROST-A PICTORIAL CHRONICLE by KATHLEEN MORRISON 133 pages. Holt, Rinehart & Winston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Roads Taken | 8/12/1974 | See Source »

...transferred $4,562.38 to another Wakefield trust account in the Key Biscayne bank, immediately transferred $5,000 from this account to still another Wakefield trust account in the First National Bank of Miami, and finally bought a $5,000 cashier's check payable to New York Jeweler Harry Winston-all in the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Ervin Committee's Last Hurrah | 7/22/1974 | See Source »

...rest of the cost of the $5,650 earrings was covered by two personal checks-one from Richard Nixon (for $560), the other from his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods (for $90). The sale was apparently made by Winston's man in Washington, the late Don Carnavale, who was a close friend of Miss Woods. The earrings, containing 20 diamonds, were delivered to a presidential aide, Lieut. Commander Alex Larzelere, and the bill was marked "Please send to Rose Mary Woods." The earrings were subsequently appraised by Carnavale at $9,000-indicating that Winston gave Nixon a nice discount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Ervin Committee's Last Hurrah | 7/22/1974 | See Source »

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