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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Owner Arthur Ehrlich, after complaining strenuously that he could not make a living on wholesome entertainment, finally capitulated to the determined mothers, who insisted that they would support family films. Ehrlich agreed to a trial period beginning Dec. 1, in which he would show only G-rated movies. He leased the popular picture Planet of the Apes, as well as other family films, and even reduced the adult-admission price from $3 to $1.25. Then he waited for the deluge of upright parents and gladsome children...
What brought him forth was a controversy that had been building since the announcement on Dec. 7 that McGraw-Hill would publish The Autobiography of Howard Hughes, and LIFE would print excerpts from it. In one of the oddest consultations since those of the Cumaean sibyl, Hughes (or a man purporting to be him) spoke from Paradise Island for 2 hours with reporters arrayed before a telephone amplifier in a California hotel. The disembodied voice denied any knowledge of the book or its author. Later Hughes' agents sought an injunction to prevent its publication...
Over 2700 Harvard and Radcliffe undergraduates participated in the fast last Dec. 14. Faculty, student and employee contributions made up the remainder of the over $2200 obtained. President Bok led the effort to solicit funds from the Faculty...
...indication that India intended to go to war with Pakistan. The Anderson papers illustrate the intensity of Nixon's anger at New Delhi: "I am getting hell every half-hour from the President that we are not being tough enough on India," Kissinger told the meeting on Dec. 3. "He has just called me again. He does not believe we are carrying out his wishes. He wants to tilt in favor of Pakistan. He feels everything we do comes out otherwise...
...surprisingly stern action, the FDA prepared to pull the plug on virtually all products containing hexachlorophene (HCP). It had already issued a warning (TIME, Dec. 20) against bathing babies with pHisoHex, which contains 3% HCP. The substance penetrates the skin and mucous membranes and has been linked to brain damage in animals-though not, as yet, in man. Touted as a killer of germs and body odors, HCP has been used in many cosmetics, shampoos, soaps and almost all deodorants, notably the "feminine hygiene" variety. Now the FDA has served notice that within 60 days it will ban all further...