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...suburban house, takes a little vacation at a continental spa, perhaps in search of some discreet adultery. There she encounters a young man (Helmut Berger) who claims to be a poet. Actually, he is a sort of well-tailored adventurer with a talent for playing the gigolo, and a lesser flair for dope-running--he caches a large supply of cocaine on the roof of their Baden hotel only to dash up there during a rainstorm in time to find thousands of dollars literally going down the drain. He follows Jackson back to her home near London, where the husband...

Author: By Anne Strassner, | Title: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

...veteran travelers, recently visited the Bahamas on an O.T.C. and found it "very well-organized." Their only gripe-checkout time at their hotel was noon and their plane did not leave until 6:30 p.m. Increasingly, tourists will be able to fly on major airlines rather than lesser-known charter outfits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Cut-Rate Camelots | 1/19/1976 | See Source »

...Knapp Commission hearings on official corruption in the Big Apple, and Nadjari was given extraordinary powers. A Democrat-turned-Republican, Superprosecutor Nadjari went on to indict 296 persons on various charges of corruption. He won guilty verdicts against one district attorney (later reversed) and a number of lesser government officials. No fewer than 500 other investigations were under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: An Abrupt Exit for The Superprosecutor | 1/5/1976 | See Source »

Communists either repudiate the rebels and promise to support the government or get out of it. There is still one Communist minister in the Cabinet, and other Communists occupy lesser posts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PORTUGAL: The Moderates Take Charge | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

...Lesser said that the group will study important policy problems. "We want to know whether kids separate commercials from programs when Bozo the Clown and teachers on Romper Room sell products on their shows," he said. "Are they induced by premiums, like toys in cereal boxes. Do they understand disclaimers like 'batteries not included'?" he added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ed School Group To Study Effects Of Ads on Children | 12/11/1975 | See Source »

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