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...hand, McGrady issued a stern warning against inconsistencies: "Four chapters have described Gillian's body in terms of alabaster," he noted. "Two have insisted she is heavily tanned. For future reference: she will be lightly tanned during the summer months; the word alabaster will be appropriate beginning midway through the month of November." The real problem, however, was in the quality of the writing. "Everybody has the feeling they can write a bestseller," says McGrady. "But it simply isn't true. Some of the chapters were much too good, and I had to work like hell to make...
...symposium neither proved nor disproved that. But it may have proved something. Midway through the week, the labyrinth had to be shut down for repairs. Now Gallery Director Carl Day, who built the maze with some of his students, understands why society is full of DON'T TOUCH signs. "People sure do break things," he said. "This experience has taught me what a bull the human being really...
...Division's 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, it was Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July combined. Each man had served at least ten months in Viet Nam, and theirs was the first unit to be shipped home since President Nixon's June 8 announcement at Midway that 25,000 U.S. troops would be withdrawn this summer. Last week they flew in nine C-141 StarLifter transports to McChord Air Force Base in Washington. As bystanders clapped and called out "Thank you! Thank you!" they paraded proudly through downtown Seattle, their jungle green battledress stained dark by a pelting...
...relations with Senators on the field than with Senators on the Hill. Bob Short, owner of the Senators, marvels that Nixon "knows more about baseball than I do. I was amazed to hear him say he'd been following the Senators on his trip to Midway." Nixon and David Eisenhower attend games together and frequently talk baseball. One re cent evening, the duo sped out to the stadium, Nixon rushing away from a press conference, David forsaking his bride...
...lidded as long as appropriate taxes are paid. "I can't tell you anything about prostitution in Nevada," Attorney General Harvey Dickerson told Reporter Charles Hillinger. "I personally don't interfere with it where it exists." One of the "wheres" is Lida Junction on Highway 95, about midway between Reno and Las Vegas. Lida Junction cannot be found on most road maps; it consists of an airstrip and a house trailer with a sign reading "Cottontail Ranch." It is, in fact, a community with only one visible means of support...