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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...while, she lived in a custom 8-ft. by 28-ft., self-propelled motor home with her constant companions?a miniature gray poodle named Jacques and a huge, dignified Scottish deerhound named Ghillie. She moored the $18,000 bus on a dairy farm in Maryland. A Government limousine would pull up every morning, and Ray and her two dogs would be whisked to the AEC offices. At her suggestion, the AEC was reorganized in 1975 into two agencies and Ray then moved on to become Assistant Secretary of State for scientific affairs. When Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dodged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dixy Rocks the Northwest | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

...warning about relying on the clever for unbiased information. Certainly, Cannibals and Kings is entertaining and unburdened by the gobbledygook much recent writing on sociology is infamous for. Its chief fault is its glibness. Levi-Strauss, discussing the theories of geographer-turned-anthropologist Boas, wrote: "Social experiences and those constant interactions between the group and the individual cannot be inferred; they must be observed...

Author: By Diana R. Laing, | Title: Anthropological Soma Cubes | 12/5/1977 | See Source »

...cent over three years, depending on the employee's job status. But union leaders charge that Yale's figures are misleading and partially false. Under the university's proposal, they say, the real wages paid to most workers would fall if the current rate of inflation remains constant. University officials respond by citing the results of a survey, taken last spring, of wage rates offered by other colleges and universities in the northeast, including Harvard. The survey found that Yale's wages were on the average 25 per cent higher than those offered for similar jobs...

Author: By Erik J. Dahl, | Title: Stalemate in New Haven | 12/1/1977 | See Source »

...love interest, nor an overcomplicated midsection of the plot. Her ideas began as a couple of random images: "Girl and not really sister-August." Contrary to popular belief, writing was never easy for the author of 68 books. She fretted for weeks before getting into a novel and required constant expressions of reassurance from Sir Max. "I got very tired, and I also got cross," she states at one point. "Writing has that effect, I find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Grande Dame | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...game because Frank's working us hard now," says sophomore guard Steve McIntosh. "Everyone's thinking positive and we'll be both physically and mentally sound. We can challenge for the Ivy Title. It's a whole new system, stressing a lot of fundamentals and the constant movement will be exciting. Frank's very personable and he's getting a lot of things done for the team," McIntosh adds. "The way things were going just wasn't too hot, but now that's all changed. Once we show the fans what we can do, I think they'll keep coming...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: A Turnover For Harvard Basketball | 11/22/1977 | See Source »

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