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It is a dreary set of words Ford calls upon for the answer. He uses adjectives like solid, clean, responsible, fair, sensible, and, over and over, orderly to present his vision of the city's salvation. These are simple words, ones that everyone understands; they share none of the exotic...

Author: By Nick Lemann, | Title: Rhetorical Bankruptcy | 11/8/1975 | See Source »

God does not often give at the office. His official address is the old Red Skelton estate in Bel Air, which features a rock pool stocked with exotic fish, an aviary full of rare birds, peacocks and llamas stalking the lawn. But the twice-divorced Gordy is frequently on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Black-and-Tan Fantasy | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

For all his achievements, Kowal remains largely ignored by his more illustrious colleagues, who prefer to focus their attention on more exotic objects like pulsars, quasars and black holes. Still, the obscure research associate is moving up in the organization. Two years ago, his office was in the third basement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Astronomer In the Engine Room | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

The only exotic component of TM, indeed, is the some what mysterious figure of the Maharishi himself. Questioned about his past, he roars with laughter. "You see," he explained to TIME'S Robert Kroon, "I am a monk, and as a monk I am not expected to think of my...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: THE TM CRAZE: 40 Minutes to Bliss | 10/13/1975 | See Source »

The foundation has traditionally funded many of Harvard's most exotic programs, including many of the University research centers.

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Ford's Troubles Are Harvard's, Too | 10/11/1975 | See Source »

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