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...Miller is somewhat too quiet to suit Ariadna. The childless Millers are an exceptionally close couple, and spend many hours together listening to classical music and reading, mostly books of history and geography. But Ariadna has one complaint about her husband's work: Bill no longer unburdens himself by talking about the details of his job at home. So, just to keep up, she attends all the many congressional hearings at which he testifies...
...Americans are exempt from the ravages of inflation. In some cities, a nouveau riche class is rising: childless young couples entering professions in which salaries are shooting up. Says Mary Rothschild, 26, a Seattle editor: "A few years back when I was in school, I owned two pairs of jeans and three shirts." Now she and her lawyer-husband Peter, 30, earn $40,000 a year; they own two cars and a half-interest in a sailboat, and they eat at good restaurants frequently...
Migration towards rural and Southern areas will affect Harvard only indirectly, Alonso said yesterday. "Harvard is located in an urban area subject to decline," he said. Many childless couples are moving into urban areas now, so Alonso said he forsees many apartments and condominiums in cities, but not any population growth...
...Childless husband with infertile wife wants female donor for test-tube baby. Caucasian background. Indicate fee and age. All answers confidential...
Knowing that Michigan law forbids the sale of babies, Noel Keane, the Dearborn attorney who placed the ad for the childless couple, checked with Wayne County juvenile court for an informal opinion. Judge James Lincoln said yes, a volunteer could legally bear a child for the couple to adopt, but no, the law did not allow the payment of fees to the mother for the service. Suddenly the reservoir of surrogates dried up. Explains Keane: "We don't have any of them now. As it turns out, all of them were interested in money...