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...poverty and urban ills. A tight corporate approach will serve a Government in disarray best because it will show what can be done. Adam Smith's "invisible hand" should lead business to reform the Government in "human profit" efficiency because effective government is the best way to cure a sick society...
Ancient Boldness. Moreover, say the street Christians, Christ can liberate the addict from other trips. They claim that genuine conversion can keep an addict off drugs as no other "cure" can, and the witness of their followers, like the testimony at faith-healing tent meetings, is filled with tales of needle-scarred young lives healed by Jesus. But in contrast with many conventional fundamentalists, their approach is open and joyful, notably lacking in self-righteous stiffness. The prevailing attitude is ecumenical. Many come from Roman Catholic or Jewish backgrounds...
...ease the cash crunch. Last week there were unconfirmed reports that some banks would tide King over with fresh financing. Clearly, King is determined not to reign over the liquidation of an empire. The next few weeks will show whether his determination, persuasiveness and agility will be enough to cure the short-term ailments and give King Resources time to achieve what it desperately needs: a period of consolidation rather than hectic growth...
Dark legends of hypnotic spells are as old as sorcerers. Yet today, many reputable psychologists argue that hypnotism is a powerful and useful tool for probing the inner mysteries of man's mind. Dentists use hypnotism as an anaesthetic, and psychologists profess to cure everything from smoking to homosexuality by putting their subjects in a trance. But what is hypnosis...
Quackery Racket. Medical authorities generally are hostile. The Arthritis Foundation considers promotion of copper bracelets as an arthritis cure "part of the arthritis quackery racket that annually grosses upward of $400 million a year in the U.S." Los Angeles Orthopedic Expert Dr. Robert Kerlan is an outspoken opponent of the bracelet boom. "It's asinine, ridiculous and of no value whatsoever," he says, and warns that the bracelet may actually be harmful "in that it keeps a wearer from getting proper diagnosis." He admits only that "it might be a good thing for the dermatologists, though-all those wrists...