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Turner had more on his mind last week than those mind-bending experiments. Soon after he became CIA director, he began lobbying to consolidate all Government intelligence agencies under his aegis. The Pentagon, threatened with loss of control over the National Security Agency and the individual service agencies, objected strenuously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CIA: Mind-Bending Disclosures | 8/15/1977 | See Source »

Pleased with the experiment, the MPs have decided to make their bike patrols permanent. There have been a couple of problems, however. Two-hundred-pound MPs were bending the bikes out of shape, so the base plans to buy half a dozen sturdier models with thicker tires and wider seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICANA: Pedaling Policemen | 7/11/1977 | See Source »

Which rides are better? As in all things, it is a matter of taste. Loops and corkscrews probably offer the rawest thrills-unadorned, mind-bending, stomach-stretching terror. Sans a 360° turnover, however, metal coasters are somewhat tame-too quiet and too smooth, and lacking the wooden coaster'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes Summer: Those Roller Rides in the Sky | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

The principles were virtually undisputed, but where could an estimated $2.4 billion be found to carry out the rehabilitation programs? After months of Government inaction during the Ford-Carter transition, the handicapped began demonstrating from San Francisco to Boston. Bending to the sympathy they aroused, Joseph Califano, Secretary of Health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: D-Day for the Disabled | 5/30/1977 | See Source »

The world glitters these days with opportunities to forget the rigors of the winter in a bout of self-indulgence. The theater, opera and ballet seasons are in full swing. Stores are about to burst forth with displays of brightly colored dresses and lightweight suits foretelling the not-quite-imminent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: MERCHANTS OF DEBT | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

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