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Such a repetitious maneuver is exquisite torture for the corps de ballet, but it danced with a purity of feeling and tautness of leg muscle that did not falter. Nureyev's staging was a light modern gloss on the original Petipa choreography. It was also an exercise in personal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: New Role for Nureyev | 5/27/1974 | See Source »

Monty Graham, another B-School student, also turned in a good performance. In an unfortunate incident, a horse broke loose on one of the country roads. The time necessary to maneuver around the rearing animal crippled Graham's effort to stay with the leading pack, and hurt his chances for...

Author: By David J. States, | Title: Harvard Cyclists Gear for U.S. Team | 5/7/1974 | See Source »

Defending against a charge of lying presents obvious difficulties. It is usually not possible to deny that the statement in question was made. Instead, observes Chicago Defense Attorney Charles Bellows, "a man charged with lying ought to take the stand and explain either that his statement was true, that his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: The Trouble with Lying | 4/29/1974 | See Source »

After several days of Machiavellian intrigue and counter-intrigue, Australia's first Labor Party government in 23 years came to an abrupt end last week, less than halfway through its three-year term. Prune Minister Gough Whitlam had Parliament dissolved and called for new elections. Ironically, Whitlam brought on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Imbroglio in Canberra | 4/22/1974 | See Source »

With little room to maneuver or park private cars, New Yorkers are more desperately dependent on taxis than any other city dwellers in the world. And the thousands of cabs that they ride are among the world's sleaziest: cigarette butts and paper coffee cups on the floor, dirty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Drab Cab Goes Fab | 4/8/1974 | See Source »

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