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...time to put one's life in order, in the ancient phrase, and to prepare for the end. In many a modern dying, there is no moment of death at all. Without realizing the momentous thing that is happening to them, patients are eased into the long, final coma. No matter how humane and sensible, this does raise the question of when and whether it is proper to "deprive a person of his death...
...sponsorship warrant, the staff stands ready for what could be "the next step" -four segments a week. All shows are filmed, and the stockpile is kept at 30. Thus, to cover Mia Farrow's absence at sea last week, Allison had an auto accident and fell into a coma, anxiously watched over by Mom (Dorothy Malone) and Dr. Michael Rossi (Ed Nelson). But because of the backlog, viewers will not see this momentous catastrophe until mid-November. And before Mia embarked, Peyton Place directors forehandedly shot advance footage of her in a comatose state and found...
...supreme court of the armed forces is the U.S. Court of Military Appeals in Washington. "COMA," as military lawyers call it, has three civilian judges-Chief Judge Robert E. Quinn, 71, a former state trial judge and ex-Governor of Rhode Island; Paul J. Kilday, 65, a Texan who served 22 years in Congress and helped to write the military justice code as a member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Homer Ferguson, 72, a veteran Detroit trial judge who later served two terms as Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan...
Appointed to 15-year terms by the President, COMA judges automatically review all sentences involving death and all sentences involving flag officers. They accept or reject other appeals as they see fit, hear 30-minute oral arguments, and issue written opinions on "decision days" (Fridays...
Born. To Patricia Neal, 39, earthy, Oscar-winning Hollywood actress (Hud, In Harm's Way), and Roald Dahl, 48, British mystery writer: their fifth child, fourth daughter; in Oxford, England. Six months ago, Patricia Neal suffered three paralyzing strokes that threw her into a coma for ten days (TIME, March 26). In a remarkable display of courage, she tackled a tough rehabilitation program, now walks (with the aid of a leg brace), is learning again how to talk. Her baby is "perfectly normal...