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Worthy Goal. Many obstacles remain before that day arrives. Some experts feel that even after break-even, the engineering of practical power plants will be difficult and their construction expensive. Admits Lawrence Livermore Physicist John Emmett: "No one is saying it will be cheap." Still, given the seriousness of the energy crisis, that is no reason to sidetrack fusion research in favor of programs promising quicker payoffs. "Shortrange solutions last a short time," warns Princeton Physicist Melvin Gottlieb. "Longterm solutions take decades to achieve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TECHNOLOGY: The Great Nuclear Fusion Race | 6/6/1977 | See Source »

Marry a white or even whistle at one. (Emmett Till, 14, from Chicago, was beaten and shot to death in Mississippi in 1955 for such a "crime," and other blacks were routinely beaten for "reckless eyeballing," i.e., looking at a white female...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: Things You Didn't Do, Boy | 9/27/1976 | See Source »

Since his firing in 1974 after a feud with Philadelphia District Attorney F. Emmett Fitzpatrick (TIME, Dec. 30, 1974), Sprague has taken on-and successfully defended-clients accused of armed robbery, embezzlement, manslaughter and rape. Can a crusading prosecutor reverse course that easily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Switch-Hitter | 5/17/1976 | See Source »

First came the fan mail, including one note that read: "I'm in love with you; I hear your songs in my sleep." Then two healthy cats arrived, accompanied by five boxes of clothes and a would-be groupie. Trouble was, none of this tribute pleased Emmett Kelly, 77, who is more famous as the somber, sad-eyed clown Weary Willie than as a singer. Kelly, a former star with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, says his problems were caused by Pop Tunesmith Neil Sedaka. On posters for his album Hungry Years, Sedaka appears in clown face similar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 3, 1976 | 5/3/1976 | See Source »

...Emmett Charles Costello St. Paul, Minn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Oct. 13, 1975 | 10/13/1975 | See Source »

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