The New York Times Magazine, September (Sept.) 8, 1974: "Rumble in the Jungle" - George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire
124 pages. Features: Magnificent boxing poster-style cover featuring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman as they prepare for their fight in Zaire; Many lovely fashion ads. Funky one-page photo ad features young white male with bushy hair and beard, for the city of Cleveland; Amnesty - the painful issue of how to handle Americans who dodged the draft; Putting Zaire on the Map - article on the upcoming boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire - with one-page photo of President Mobutu; Hooked on Vietnam - hundreds of unusual Americans have chosen to stay in Vietnam, including: Seminarian John Tabor, Harry Hartwig, and Frank Mariano; 'Computer Raped by Telephone' - and other futuristic felonies by electronic con men who leave no footprings (a remarkably prescient look ahead to modern day hackers); Letter from Erica Jong; Two-page Teacher's Whisky ad features one-page photo of Mel Brooks in caveman attire; The Case of the Hot Writer - a visit to Cornwall's David Cornwell - far from the neurotic insecurity of John Le Carre's unholy underworld; Color-photo centerfold ad for Bill Blass Collection beddings; Home is Next to the Factory - The Tai and Rosita Missoni home; Suicide - a sin or a right?; Will My Baby be Normal? - Genetic counselors are having increasing success in anwering this heavy question. Above-average external wear, particularly along cover fold. Bit of writing in upper corner of front cover at spine. A worthy vintage copy of this timeless boxing memento. Book
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