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...wounds. There was no evidence of slashed throats." A ninth hostage's body was examined at a nearby hospital; he, too, had died of bullet wounds. Two independent pathologists confirmed that all nine hostages had indeed been shot to death. None of the bodies had been mutilated, although some bore cuts and marks from beatings. All had died on Monday morning...
Before a Labor Day audience in Los Angeles, Muskie bore down on the President's economic policies, which he believes will remain a prime issue through the campaign year. He advocated specific alternatives, including $3.5 billion in emergency relief for state and local governments instead of $5 billion in accelerated depreciation benefits for business. In place of the President's $8 billion investment tax credit for corporations, he suggested $100 tax credits for taxpayers who buy major consumer items other than cars...
...Marlene Dietrich of the '30s or even Theda Bara of the '20s. Anybody, that is, but the so-called natural-looking woman of the '60s. The cosmetics makers and the fashion magazines have passed the word: the natural, no-makeup look is a bore. Flashy cosmetic colors are back...
...generally conceded that the picture had been smuggled through customs in a briefcase by one of the Boston's own curators. Goaded by Siviero, U.S. customs seized the painting and mulled over the issue for eight months. Last week officials announced the decision: the Boston "bore no responsibility" for the illegal smuggling. Probably by arranged agreement, the museum announced that it was sending the painting back to Italy...
...ally: "When the old virtues and the good virtues are being brought under question, this man stood like a pillar in a storm." Meany returned the compliment after a fashion. "Let me tell you," he said, "Franklin Roosevelt was just as tricky a politician as anyone who bore the name Tricky Dick ever could...