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May 6, 1972

The New Yorker cover for May 6, 1972

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PROFILES WORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING

L. E. Sissman

PROFILE of Dick Cavett, host of ABC's late night talk program, the "Dick Cavett Show." Cavett is 35. The show has been running 2 1/2 yrs. and is seen …