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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although scientists complain that the Atomic Energy Commission, along with the Department of Defense and NASA, gets a disproportionate share of federal research funds, the AEC itself has had to shut down its molten-salt breeder reactor at Oak Ridge. The Bureau of the Budget simply did not release $3,000,000 authorized for it by Congress. This was especially dismaying to environmentalists, because the breeder reactor promises, eventually, to be the cleanest and most efficient fuel source for electric power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Research Crisis: Cutting off the Plant at the Roots | 2/16/1970 | See Source »

...days-on, seven-days-off schedule of other forms of the Pill. Like the other versions-and, in fact, like all other potent medications-chlormadinone has its drawbacks. The failure rate, judged by unwanted pregnancies, is slightly higher than with other pills, and some women complain of irregular menstrual bleeding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Recalling a Pill | 2/9/1970 | See Source »

...Dealers complain that this practice is becoming a major threat to them, especially in a year when their sales become more sluggish each week. At the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Miami two weeks ago, more than 3,000 irate dealers put on buttons proclaiming "Stamp Out Subsidies"-and threatened legal action against the industry practice of making deep discounts for the rental companies. Last week in Automotive News, an advertisement sponsored by the Ford Dealer Alliance asserted in effect that ordinary car buyers were being overcharged so that automakers could sell to "privileged customers" at reduced prices. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Slightly Used Bargains | 2/9/1970 | See Source »

...majority of [medical] students complain that they experience constant anxiety and stress. A 'dehumanizing experience' is their most frequent charracterization of medical school," Funkenstein said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Funkenstein Criticizes Medical Schools And Outlines 12 Point Plan for Reform | 2/7/1970 | See Source »

...random sampling of soldiers on either side of the DMZ. The you will have some idea of what it is like to put out a newspaper in a university at war. Anyone who has ever written a news story knows that the subjects of the story almost always complain about the results. That is usually a good sign, since the reporter tries to get a more detached view than any of the participants. And most newspapers are usually able to endure the gripes because they have a healthy buffer zone: since only one or two per cent of their readers...

Author: By James M. Fallows president, | Title: ???hot | 2/3/1970 | See Source »

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