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They pried the paneling off Conforti's walls, tore up his living room furniture, ripped away aluminum siding, prodded patio tiles loose and dug gaping trenches across the yard. The agents even smashed a toilet bowl to see if the money might be between the inner and outer casings. As the demolition continued, neighbors gathered by the dozens; a Good Humor man pulled up; children peeked in the windows. The agents went on ripping, tearing and pounding things for nearly 24 hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Search and Destroy? | 6/26/1972 | See Source »

...genuine sheepskin coat, chic, classy and no less than $ 175 off the rack at Saks Fifth Ave. When its wearer reached for a taxi door one morning, only a part of the sheep went with her: the left sleeve tore away from the armhole. A fluke perhaps, but not if the sour suspicions of a swelling number of retailers and their customers are correct. In all price ranges, women's clothing is suffering a major crisis of quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INEFFICIENCY: The Dress Mess | 5/29/1972 | See Source »

Freshman Gary Braun, a former attackman, guards the MIT goal as a replacement for co-captain Jerry Horten, who tore a knee ligament early in the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse Team Faces MIT Today; Crimson Seeks Cambridge City Title | 5/3/1972 | See Source »

...terribly surprised last week when a message from President Cevdet Sunay was rushed to him at Ankara airport. Erim had just said goodbye to Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny, who flew home after a week of inconclusive negotiations over a proposed Soviet-Turkish friendship treaty. Ceremonies completed, Erim tore open the envelope to learn that he was being relieved as Prime Minister because of his "extreme fatigue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: Democracy with Rules | 5/1/1972 | See Source »

...between the third and fourth periods, the young hero from Princeton rushed up to the two New York fans carrying a "Eat 'Em up Knicks" banner tore through the banner, chased away the two lands from the "Big Apple" and brought the crowd to its feet...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake and Mike Feldberg, S | Title: Fan fight Sparks Celtic Win Over N.Y. | 4/20/1972 | See Source »

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