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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bulletin two years ago sued the FBI, demanding that it make public 7,000 pages of transcripts from bugs placed in the Providence office of Mafia Boss Raymond Patriarca in the 1960s. To Patriarca's dismay, a judge ruled that disclosure was warranted under the Freedom of Information Act. But last week the decision was overturned by the appeals court, which cited a law prohibiting the release of illegally obtained evidence. Said the don: "Justice always comes through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Justice for All | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

Soaring oil costs not only boost inflation but also act as a direct tax on U.S. consumers, draining buying power from the domestic economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Harder They Fall | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

Levitt has lobbied for the Small Business Investment Incentive Act, which would give a 10% tax credit to individuals for investments in new issues of firms with a net worth of $25 million or less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: St. George of The Small | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

...will have laid down 10.5 miles of new beach (1.2 miles in neighboring communities), with an average width of 250 ft. In addition, the new shoreline will be rimmed by a protective sand dune-a long, flat ridge some 20 ft. wide and 2½ ft. high that will act as a storm barrier-and a park with hundreds of palm trees and paths for strollers and cyclists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Costly Facelift for an Old Resort | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

When the Paris Opéra presented the world premiere of Alban Berg's complete Lulu in February, one of the masterpieces of 20th century opera stood revealed at last. Or did it? Berg left the orchestration of the third and final act unfinished at his death in 1935. For years the work had to be performed in truncated form. In Paris, Conductor Pierre Boulez unveiled the full score as completed by Viennese Composer Friedrich Cerha. But Director Patrice Chéreau's eccentric staging reflected as much Chéreau as Berg, and many of the composer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Lulu Arrives in Full Dress | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

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