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...traditionally trained teachers, who lack any background in special education, will deal with severely handicapped children placed in their classes. Conversely, there is the problem of how the handicapped children, taken from their familiar protected environment, will be affected. Says Connor: "I'm sure that one-third will flower, but another one-third may do just about the same, and the last third may actually suffer without adequate back-up services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: D-Day for the Disabled | 5/30/1977 | See Source »

...Randazzo parlor, red and white checkered bows brighten dried-flower arrangements left over from Frank Randazzo's funeral. "We were married 37 years," says Mrs. Randazzo, wiping tears from behind black-rimmed glasses. "Before you know it, it's goodbye...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Godmothers | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

...even the most cynical, irreverent non-believers. His fasting, like that of the priest in Bresson's film, makes him weaker and weaker; but instead of succumbing to tuberculosis, he develops amnesia. There the parallels end. The rest of the movie carries him through an idyllic romance with a flower-child of the neighborhood--a courtship full of walks through the fields and accompanied by soupy music, much like the middle third of Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. Just as they consumate their love, however, he recovers his memory. He abandons her for his celibate priesthood and she dies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

James P. Woods, director of the Cambridge Park and Forestry Department, said yesterday the city's 15 flower beds are seeded twice annually. Tulips are planted in the fall, magnolias and various shrubs in the spring...

Author: By Marcela L. Davison, | Title: Tulip Time | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

...politician is like a spring flower: he blossoms, he blooms, and a time comes for him to fade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Bhutto Hangs On, but His Troubles Grow | 5/2/1977 | See Source »

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