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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clarifiers, all of whom at one crucial, wretched moment of their lives were possessed by the demonic idea that if they would only explain themselves fully in the midst of seeming scandal or time of harassment-let it all hang out, lay their cards on the table, spare no detail, be up front, come clean-and so forth -then the grateful, enlightened public would murmur "I see," and all would be swell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Letting Bad Enough Alone | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

...methods would have to vary from state to state, depending on local jurisdiction," Davidson said, declining to explain the system's plans in more detail...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Government Quiet on Tactics To Find Registration Evaders | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

...changes proposed would especially help us in our administration of patent matters," Stephen H. Atkinson '67, executive secretary of the University committee on patents and copyrights, said yesterday. "With all of the conflicting federal policies we are now working in a maze of bureaucratic detail," he added...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Harvard Fears Congress May Not Pass Patent Bill | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

...broader moral judgments from a panel of experts, including non-Catholics. The rating system was made more flexible, recognizing that some films may be accept able for teen-agers though not for younger children, and acknowledging the legitimacy of "adults only" films. Sullivan tried to permit more flexibility in detail if the whole creation was worthwhile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A Scrupulous Monitor Closes Shop | 10/6/1980 | See Source »

...1900s. Intended as a walkinig guide to the city, the text focuses on individual houses and their inhabitants in Cambridge's early years. Though it is preoccupied with "Old Cambridge," the book still contains many fascinating passages. But be prepared--searching for the iteresting in the morass of architectural detail may prove tedious...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More History, More Stories, More Reading | 10/4/1980 | See Source »

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