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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The Weber decision contrasted sharply with the Supreme Court's ruling last year in the case of Allan Bakke, the white who was denied admission to the medical school of the University of California at Davis because of a minority quota. In Bakke, the court took a muddled position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: What the Weber Ruling Does | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

Martha Davis, Weld North proctor, said yesterday $20 is missing from her room. She added that Giangregario's job, which includes sweeping the floors in the suites, "is an unnecessary service."

Author: By Steven Waldman, | Title: Custodian Charged With Weld Thefts | 7/6/1979 | See Source »

DIED. George Brent, 75, Irish-born film heartthrob of the '30s and '40s best remembered as the surgeon who loves but cannot save Bette Davis in the classic 1939 tearjerker Dark Victory; of emphysema; in Solana Beach, Calif.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 11, 1979 | 6/11/1979 | See Source »

In what has become something of a Ford tradition, the meeting had its full quotient of melodrama and mania. A woman stockholder fainted at the microphone after nominating Benson for the board. Professional Board Baiter Evelyn Davis, who came in a red plastic fire hat, dismissed the many present and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: End of an Era at Ford | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

For their clear presentation of a difficult and controversial new theory, though, Woodcock and Davis deserve considerable credit. Their book is a fascinating introduction to the theory that may haunt science for a long time to come.

Author: By Peter M. Engel, | Title: The Topology of Everyday Life | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

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