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Most experts on fetal alcohol syndrome believe that abstinence is the most prudent course, but a few are concerned that the official warning was based on inconclusive evidence. Dr. Henry Rosett of Boston University School of Medicine notes that many obstetricians believe that small amounts of alcohol are harmless and relaxing, and they allow pregnant patients a glass of wine with the evening meal. Dr. Joe Simpson of Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago worries about instilling guilt in women who take an occasional drink: "Even if the studies are correct, it need not follow that every woman...
...TIME the '60's rolled around, filmmakers (and audiences) had grown a little tired of fun, harmless adventure and fantasy films; suddenly every movie had to have a point. Not only did the movies have to have points, the points had to be, like, relevant--remember that word? And it was very In to have a folk-rock group provide a soundtrack with songs that had little or nothing to do with the plot but somehow all fit together because everyone agreed that war and air pollution and middle-aged guys with brief cases were bad news. Then people...
Only 2 in. to 3 in. long when fully grown, the gypsy-moth caterpillar looks harmless enough: a brownish, multilegged strip of fur with telltale pairs of red and blue spots running down its back. But looks are deceptive. Ever since 1869, when it was inadvertently turned loose in Massachusetts by a misguided French naturalist who wanted to cross the European gypsy with the silkworm to produce a disease-resistant hybrid that would eat virtually anything, it has been munching its way across the Northeast. As many as 30,000 caterpillars can infest a single tree, and each of them...
...fantasy heroines, who at first had seemed so abused but who did work at difficult jobs, solve problems and bring criminals (usually men) to justice. "They saw three attractive ladies beating up bad guys," says Cheryl Ladd, who replaced Fawcett after the first season. "But it was bloodless and harmless. We were very feminine while karate-chopping our way through life...
...postering controversy centered on seven, harmless-looking, brown, three-sided kiosks placed at several strategic points in the Yard last summer at a cost of $10,000 each. The administration restricted postering to the seven kiosks, which often became overcrowded with leaflets and announcements. Previously, organizations had been allowed to place posters anywhere in the Yard as long as they had the approval of the dean of students' office...