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...tour de force of softheadedness. Yet it was also a spectacular critical and commercial success when it appeared in 1970, largely because of where it appeared. But other instant bestsellers born in the stately columns of The New Yorker have survived as masterpieces of modern journalism, such as Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring, a catalyst for the environmental movement, and John Hersey's Hiroshima. While Schell's book does not live up to Shawn's reverent assessment, and while it falters in its attempt to grapple with some aspects of the awful subject it addresses...
...agents rely mostly on shoe leather and the patient combing of stacks of returns, which may at times yield a few unexpectedly bright needles. Says Marilyn Leach, 30, an IRS auditor of small businesses in the Carson, Calif., area: "Sometimes you get there and the person sees you and immediately says, 'I didn't report $100,000 in income last year.' That's a real easy audit...
...performing comedy. After exposure on Mary Tyler Moore's 1978 variety show ("The producer kept wanting me to dress up in a gopher suit and dance"), Letterman won bookings on The Tonight Show, first as a guest and then as a frequent guest host. In 1980, when Johnny Carson threatened to quit his show, Letterman was often mentioned as most likely to succeed. Like Steve Allen, whose syndicated talk show in the '60s had much of Late Night's loopy spontaneity, Carson has been a major influence on Letterman-ever since the '50s, when Johnny...
...host and writing) and became the prototype for Late Night. Upon its demise, NBC signed him, at a reported $750,000 a year, to wait around for a slot to open up. When Tom Snyder was deposed from his eight-year milk run, Letterman was ready to step in. Carson's company co-produces Letterman's show, scanning the guest list for duplications and overlap with The Tonight Show, an arrangement that enables Carson to foster Letterman's rise while also keeping a benign eye on the proceedings...
...take from three to six weeks or people to adjust to life with less salt. After making the break, many prefer lower-salt foods. Says Ardelle Tuma, vice president of Chicago's Carson Pirie Scott department stores: "I found that unsalted butter has a fantastic taste all its own, and vegetables have a finer, purer flavor without salt." The reason may be that a high-salt diet blunts the natural ability to perceive salt, while cutting back makes the palate more sensitive. Research by Berkeley Food Sciolist Angela Little has led her to believe that "high intake of salt...