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...says Ted Schwinden, commissioner of state lands, "many people feel that the coal will inevitably be developed." To control that development, the state legislature recently enacted one law to govern the location of power plants and another that requires coal companies to restore stripped land to its "approximate original contour and use." Industry's objections were relatively muted...
Though the increased sophistication of electronic gadgetry will continue to contribute immeasurably to the growth of the industry, the key to the business is still the writhing, ululating, switched-on men and women of music, the curve and contour of their artistry. Record executives, who live perpetually in the future, are watching, waiting, wondering: What will the next supermonster sound be? "If I knew what was coming," says Wes Farrell, "I would come into the office once a year and charge $100,000 a minute for my time. But the most exciting part of my life is that...
Though just one building, the Holiday Inn has become an important indicator of the direction of Square development. The reduction in height is a relief to devotees of a low contour region. Pei architects warned earlier this year that if the Holiday Inn built a high-rise, the Library Corporation might also build towers to prevent the hotel from aesthetically dominating the memorial site...
MEANWHILE, BACK AT HSA Gordon got a more down-to-earth message from one Mr. Fishbein, who had read about Gordon's plans in the Times. Mr. Fishbein, who represents Akwell Industries in New York, offered to supply HSA with his products in four models--prime, contour, black, and Tahiti. Gordon took the offer to heart and says the chances are good that he and Mr. Fishbein may strike up a successful business relationship...
...reconstructing the breast after surgery. Dr. Reuven Snyderman, a plastic surgeon at Memorial, has found that explaining the possibilities of reconstruction has helped many women to accept mastectomy calmly. The cosmetic job involves implantation of a silicon form and substantial surgery to restore the breast to a near-normal contour. But according to Snyderman, most women are so pleased by the initial implant, which makes the breast look normal under clothing, that they do not even bother with the later stages necessary to complete the process...