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...thereabouts, he got the famous blue-and-white zebra-striped upholstery, the potted palms, and a publicity agent thrown in to make weight. But John Mills, 50, a wartime Polish commando, doesn't really need him: as soon as he bought Manhattan's El Morocco (from Edwin Perona, son of the late founder), dozens of friends dropped by for a toot, from venturesome capitalists like Sherman Fairchild to Cinemactress Merle Oberon. After all, Mills already runs a triple-barreled London establishment (casino, nightclub, restaurant) that is loaded with big game, including Prince Philip and the Sheik of Kuwait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 20, 1964 | 11/20/1964 | See Source »

...physicist than a painter. Says he: "I do not like to use the word painting to describe my works; they are plastics." Then he asks: "What remains of the Muses, who inspired beautiful souls, under the hard light of biochemistry, genetics or bionics?" Answer: plastic art. Vasarely weaves zebra-ziggly patterns that actually seem to move on their white backgrounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Something to Blink At | 5/1/1964 | See Source »

Aardvark to Zebra. The shoe, in fact, seems to be only the beginning of the possibilities for Corfam, which can be made in any thickness or consistency. Some stores are already selling women's handbags made of Corfam, and Corfam briefcases and luggage are being tested. Du Pont is working to put it into industrial gaskets and belting, and one sporting goods manufacturer is already making baseballs, basketballs and golf-club handles of Corfam. Corfam can also be fashioned into washable jackets, dresses, draperies, wall covers -and can be made to look like any kind of skin from aardvark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Merchandising: The Synthetic Shoe-In | 4/3/1964 | See Source »

...Game & Zebra Skins. Discothè-querie hit Manhattan on New Year's Eve 1962, with the advent of Le Club, a converted garage off Sutton Place. A thousand-odd members pay a $200 initiation fee and dues of $65 a year to forgather in an atmosphere that more or less suggests the living room of an impoverished baron in the family castle-glowering big game, crossed swords, a fireplace, and a half-acre tapestry. From a glassed-in aerie above the two-story room, a platter spinner manipulates the mood of the members with variety and volume, and things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Night Life: Slipping the Disque | 3/20/1964 | See Source »

...Gardner made an excellent zebra kick (a kick up the middle when the opposition expects one into touch) but an offsides penalty returned the prolate spheroid to the Crimson five-yard line. The Philadelphians took it across on a rush...

Author: By Susan M. Rogers, | Title: Defending Rugby Club Loses Match In N.Y. 'Seven-A-Sides' Tournament | 12/3/1963 | See Source »

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