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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some Christian sects, opposition to medicine is sweeping: Herbert W. Armstrong, leader of the Worldwide Church of God, calls vaccines "monkey pus" and likens the use of physicians to worship of pagan gods. Christian Science urges its adherents to conquer illness by prayer, but allows them, if they insist, to consult doctors. Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden blood transfusions but are allowed other medical procedures. Ironically, because Witnesses are permitted to consult doctors, they have been involved in many legal cases: if the ailing child of a church member requires a transfusion after being hospitalized, a court order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Matters of Faith and Death | 4/16/1984 | See Source »

Despite the new faces, though, Yale continues to play its old style of hockey. "They like to bump," says Crimson coach Bill Cleary, who saw Northeastern conquer Yale, 6-3. Tuesday night. "They don't leave too many bodies around," Cleary added...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: A Bulldog in Winter | 2/4/1984 | See Source »

...with its Lisa computer. It uses a "mouse," a pointing device the size of a stick of butter, that permits users to give commands to the computer with just a push of a button. Like Lisa, Mac relies heavily on symbols and pictures on the screen to help people conquer computer phobia. But unlike the more expensive Lisa, Mac cannot swap information between different programs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Apple Launches a Mac Attack | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...enjoyed reading The Crimson's forecast for 1984 ("The year of the Wrap," 1/3/84): a year in which the Kennedy School, armed with nuclear weapons and led by Bok and his coterie of Latin American dictators conquer the world. You captured with humor what the K-School was really about. Unfortunately, the Harvard administration is not known for its sense of humor and appears to have taken your article as a guide to action for the new year. Dean Epps, who used to play "High in the Saddle," has been remodelled and unleashed as Big Brother...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Big Brother | 1/25/1984 | See Source »

...undermine his morals and say damned right, fucking a. "His "that's right, brother" is enough to suggest the importance the group places on unity and an almost loving acceptance of one another. The movie invites us to join a hard to resist team as it attempts to conquer a new frontier...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: High Flying Heros | 10/29/1983 | See Source »

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