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After all of mankind's headlong progress of the past century, science may well have reached its limit for discovery. This startling thought was offered last week by Geneticist Bentley Glass in his valedictory as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "The laws of life," he said, "are based on similarities, finite in number and comprehensible to us in the main now. For all time to come, these have been discovered, here and now, in our own lifetime...
...more than $5,000,000. The biggest spender was former Governor Carl Sanders, who invested $2,000,000 in a losing race for the Democratic nomination. Democratic Governor-elect Jimmy Carter spent $1,000,000. On the Republican side, the biggest spender also came up short on votes: James Bentley ($900,000) lost the primary to a more tightfisted campaigner, Hal Suit, who spent $300,000. House candidates for six contested seats in the state spent nearly $888,000. CALIFORNIA. More than $12 million was consumed in electing California's Governor and congressional delegation. Governor Ronald Reagan spent...
...archrivals in Britain's business of turning stately homes into tourist traps. Yet the Duke of Bedford invited the Marauess of Bath to open his $2,500,000 "Wild Animal Kingdom" at Woburn Abbey. Only the animals refused to cooperate. As Bath drove around the preserve in his Bentley, a lion named Reggie leaped onto the hood. Three baby elephants had charged him as he cut the blue ribbon. When Bath held his ground, 450-lb. Tess trampled his foot. Lamely, his lordship predicted success for Bedford's menagerie...
...Boston most colleges remained on strike with the exception of Bentley College which went off strike yesterday. Administrators at Northeastern last night lifted a curfew which had been imposed after last weekend's rioting...
...first production is entirely self contained except that a Brecht play is being used. A foot is in the door here too. The music was written by Bradley Burg. who is presently writing a musical with Eric Bentley; it is Mr. Bentley's translation of A Man's A Man that is being used...