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Tabor's pivotal case arises when the politicians and legal establishment attempt to do her in: Gabriel Zampa, an eccentric sculptor builds three Watts-like towers jutting out of the tan wasteland, "Cause eve'yt'ing aroun' was gettin' ugly." The city orders them demolished, but Tabor argues that they are works of art. Craftily, the city hires Ellen Trask, a woman whose credentials are even more formidable than Tabor's, and with the ceremony of gunfighters, the two legal amazons go at it. Tabor wins, but neither she nor the towers are safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Notable | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

...chance to compete for the grand prize of a Datsun 280Z, a $5,000 personal appearance contract and an all-expenses-paid vacation for two in London. Sample: "Amigo, knock the slack out, turn on your ears to the 40-channel maximum, legal power ... Stop walkin' the dog, gettin' bad scenes, signal dropout and bleedovers. Why be a tweakie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Florida: A Contest Winner's Road to Shoppertunity' | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

There seems to be no limit to the potential of this slight young Kentuckian who so loves to ride. "Gettin' the best you can from a horse, that's the whole thing," he says. "That's the real pleasure." He has been, so far, charmingly oblivious to the fame he has earned so quickly and the pressure that has come with it. "Reason I don't feel any pressure is because I don't want to," he says simply. "You have to perform, have to do your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cauthen: A Born Winner | 5/29/1978 | See Source »

...past few years the Quad has been gettin a raw deal and the dining hall delay is just another example," Gersh said. "Knowing the University's attitude toward South House, and the Quad, I really didn't expect them to keep to the deadline," he added...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi and Matthew H. Lynch, S | Title: Bricks Arrive for Quad Dining Hall | 1/5/1978 | See Source »

...sheeit! I ain't never gettin' hit in Vietnam...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: The Cruellest Deadline Of All | 11/15/1977 | See Source »

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