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...tinny sentimentality and studied coyness. But there are also funny fantasies casually conjured out of sad realities. For example, a depositor, fated always to select the slowest line at the bank, finds himself behind Siamese twins: "One of them is putting eighty-two dollars in his savings account anc the other one is closing his savings account. The teller counts out 3,574 dollars for him and he puts it away in the pocket on his side of the pants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Easy Writer | 11/1/1971 | See Source »

Thanksgiving traditions in the television age extend far beyond mere turkey anc trimmings. There are the Thanksgiving Day parades, which will be covered live by NBC and CBS from 9 a.m. to noon, and then there is football, football and more football...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Sellers: Nov. 28, 1969 | 11/28/1969 | See Source »

...basic elements of Moog's machine are amplifiers, mixers, filters anc voltage-controlled oscillators. Some ol these, connected to the keyboard, trigger various "raw" sounds, such as "sawtooth" waves and "white noise." Other parts then modify the raw sounds by controlling their attack, volume and rate of decay, and by adding such characteristics as vibrato or echo. Complicated combinations of sounds-like the counterpoint and chords of Carlos' Bach album-are achieved by taping each series of sounds as they are produced, then combining them on multiple tracks of the same tape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Instruments: Into Our Lives with Moog | 3/7/1969 | See Source »

Married. James Kavanaugh, 38, dis illusioned Roman Catholic, ex-priest anc author (A Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church); and Patricia Waiden, 35, a San Diego nurse; in an Episcopal ceremony; in La Jolla, Calif

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Dec. 22, 1967 | 12/22/1967 | See Source »

...Cambridge, England. In 1932, Cockcroft and his research partner, E.T.S. Walton, were the first to release atomic energy by splitting the atom with proton "bullets" in a linear accelerator instead of using naturally radioactive particles, the previous technique. That breakthrough led to the development of the atom bomb anc won the partners the Nobel Prize fo Physics in 1951. By then, Sir John was director of the Harwell atomic research center, pointing Britain's nuclear capability toward peaceful applica tions, including her first nuclear-power station...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Sep. 29, 1967 | 9/29/1967 | See Source »

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