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...character called- "the horse," who cured his impotence through an operation turning him into a kind of centaur; the secretary who was born a test-tube baby, and so lacks any sense of human relationships; & couple who determined to safeguard their marriage by subjecting every conversation to a lie detector test; a preadolescent nymphomaniac who suffers from a disease that reduces her bones to liquid; and her mother, whose skin slowly turned to cotton and who was eventually made into a quilt...

Author: By Peter M. Engel, | Title: Illness as Simile | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

Many of the stores in the Harvard area have resorted to expensive security systems to deter the mounting losses. The Coop has a network of plainclothes agents throughout the store. Serendipity and The Discount Book Seller both have detector systems though which their clientele must pass as they leave...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shoplifting Plagues Cambridge Stores | 10/18/1979 | See Source »

...made up for that deficiency with its other sensors. Last week, as scientists at NASA'S Ames Research Center near San Francisco skimmed data transmitted during the spacecraft's flyby of Saturn, they made an exciting discovery. While Pioneer was close to Saturn's rings, a detector recording a bombardment by charged particles fell practically silent for twelve seconds, then began registering particles again. Analysis indicated that Pioneer had been briefly shielded from the rain of particles as it flew under a massive object...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bonanza from a Ringed Planet | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

...Roman Catholic priest for 21 years, Pagano insisted he was innocent, but failed a lie detector test. Loyal parishioners rushed to his aid and started a legal defense fund. Although Pagano had a reputation as an inspiring preacher and a dedicated community servant, he had an unorthodox life-style for a priest. While most priests reside in a rectory, Pagano lives in his own $50,000 home with a widow who he says is his half sister. He once ran a professional counseling business on the side until the church asked him to stop charging for his services. The priest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Mea Culpa | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...Delaware Attorney General Richard Gebelein. Yet several policemen still suspect Pagano. "I'm convinced that we had the right man," says one. "If I didn't think he did it, he wouldn't be here." The policemen point out that Clouser failed to pass a lie detector test when he declared his guilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Mea Culpa | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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