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...woman, as in the legend of Pygmalion. The most entertaining example is the life-size doll Olympia, a luscious soprano in Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann. At the end of every verse in her main aria, however, she droops and swoons until revived by several noisy turns of a crank in her back...
...wanted to give the award to someone who does the sort of work Tocqueville did, which restricts the field a great deal," Hoffmann said yesterday, adding, "I suppose some of the members of the jury like Riesman's work...
Terming his immediate reaction to the Reagan sweep "absolute horror," Stanley H. Hoffmann, professor of Government, said he believes the nation registered a "protest vote" against the present economic situation. Hoffman, who called himself a "reluctant Carter supporter," said, "I'm afraid on foreign affairs--it could be a very costly experiment...
...Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc., the manufacturer of Valium, as well as the sister drug Librium, says that it agreed with the FDA wording "to help ensure continuation of the appropriate use of our products." In fact, the drug maker backed a continuing medical education program under Dr. Theodore Cooper, outgoing dean of the Cornell University Medical College and former HEW Assistant Secretary for Health. The program's announced purpose was to educate doctors on the diagnosis and treatment of the consequences of stress. Critics charge, however, that it was only a subtle effort to promote continued sales of tranquilizers...
...trip will be unpopular among many Americans and will be held against those who made it, Hoffmann added...