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...rock was only lukewarm when it was picked up in a field near the southern Australia town of Murchison last year. By last week, it had become the hottest sensation in the scientific world. After carefully examining a chunk of the meteorite, NASA scientists reported that it contains the strongest evidence ever found that the chemical precursors of life can evolve elsewhere in the universe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Matter of Life | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

...other jobs-including the permanent conductor, Harvard Professor Leon Kirchner-they do not skimp on rehearsal time. "We do not go into any concert unrehearsed," says Goldman. This is true no matter how long it takes to learn a piece, and rehearsal costs can take up a good chunk of the budget. Without the pressure of thrice weekly concerts, the Philharmonia can take a more leisurely approach to music...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: The Boston Philharmonia Is Alive and Well | 11/17/1970 | See Source »

...Army's plan to dump the gas into the sea created a minor storm of protest from people who feared that the gas would destroy the ecology of a large chunk of the Atlantic and might endanger shore life nearby...

Author: By David N. Hollander, | Title: The LeBaron Russell Briggs Sails Its Last | 8/18/1970 | See Source »

...maybe it was just that 1970 happens to be the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. A Song of Joy perpetrates structural mayhem upon the original score, and Rios' adenoidal crooning makes Dean Martin sound like Cesare Siepi. Still, it does contain a genuine chunk of Beethoven and someone is definitely listening. From Mobile to Manhattan, pop radio stations are giving A Song of Joy heavy air play. The record is high on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and still climbing. As for Rios, A & M will release his new LP this week and is sponsoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Owed to Joy | 7/13/1970 | See Source »

...located in the Pacific 42 miles west of Chimbote. But most deaths were caused by a huayco that emanated from the northern peak of the twin-pronged Huascaran in a spur of the Andes called the Cordillera Blanca, the highest mountain range in the Western Hemisphere. Apparently, a huge chunk of the mountain fell into chill Lake Yangwnuco and sent an immense slide thundering toward Yungay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Infernal Thunder Over Peru | 6/15/1970 | See Source »

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