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...same time, because of his easygoing style, his youth and his ability, Tom Eagleton made a lot of friends in Jeff City and around Missouri. He is known as a smooth, effective campaigner, charming his constituents with his informality and wry, self-effacing wit. Pulling into small towns, he has been known to pop out of his Cadillac and announce: "Here I am, folks, in living color." In rural areas he can be as folksy as the soybean farmers in his audience. "I know," he will drawl, "that you don't want to hear this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: McGovern's First Crisis: The Eagleton Affair | 8/7/1972 | See Source »

...copy and pitched to those in the 25-to-45 age group who earn more than $15,000 a year. Publisher Michael J. O'Neill promises that the new Epicure will "not be just another food magazine. It will showcase dining as a focal point of living, with wit and warmth." Planned circulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Short Takes | 7/31/1972 | See Source »

...Harvard-Radcliffe-Class Day program--We find the Class Ode. The author (Not mentioned) seems interested in female anatomy to wit "Womb-full flowing breasts-such" The brilliant author could easily included." "Clitoris-Vulva-Vagina...

Author: By Henry D. Colton, | Title: COMMENCEMENT RETURNS | 7/18/1972 | See Source »

Satyricon--A vile Fellini phantasmagoria based on Petronius but lacking the wit and lightness of the epicurean's touch. With Marat Sade, Peter Brook's sensational and sensationalistic production of the finally incoherent Peter Weiss play. CINEMA 733 (Thurs. and Fri.) Call 266-0342 for times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: the screen | 7/18/1972 | See Source »

...cool. But when ABC announced in April that Dick Cavett would get the ax unless his ratings improved by July 28, Cavett's admirers raised a howl of protest that was immediate, loud and long. At stake, they charged with some justice, was the last haven of wit and urbanity in the wilderness of late-night network...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Cavett Crusade | 7/17/1972 | See Source »

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