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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With charity in mind, Father Giuseppe Federici, a parish priest in Latina, 37 miles southeast of Rome, opened the doors of his church to about 50 East European refugees camped outside last month. Within three days, however, their numbers had burgeoned to almost 600. It took a month for Italian authorities to find new lodgings for the refugees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: When in Rome, Do as the Poles | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

...methods of mosquito control are also vital. The challenge is to produce insecticides that are environmentally safe and that can overcome the problem of resistance. Entomologist Brian Federici, a WHO consultant at the University of California, Riverside, may have found a way of solving these two problems by spraying breeding grounds with a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae. But the method is costly, and Federici asks, "Who is going to pay for it?" That is the ultimate question in controlling malaria. According to one estimate, the cost of producing a malaria vaccine and distributing it to Third World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Combatting an Ancient Enemy | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

Then Bruce and the E Street Band tore into Springsteen's own anthem, Born to Run, making it clear that playing was the best thing to do. Guitarist Steve Van Zandt let the tears roll down his face, and Organist Danny Federici hit the board so hard he broke a key. By the second verse, the song turned into a challenge the audience was happy to accept: "I wanna know love is wild, I wanna know love is real," Springsteen yelled and they yelled back. By the end, it sounded like redemption John Lennon knew that sound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Day in the Life | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

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