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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Of the major alternatives, State Rep. Melvin H. King advocates the progressive policies that Boston needs in the 1980s. King supports public housing cooperatives, opposes vacancy decontrol and has a realistic and humane grasp of the city's crime and health problems. King is not garden variety Boston mayoral candidate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Mayor For Boston | 9/25/1979 | See Source »

Family members with the chromosome abnormality but without the disease will be screened regularly in hopes of catching it early. Also, in a pregnancy, amniocentesis can determine if the fetus has inherited the defect, giving parents the option of abortion.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Deadly Legacy | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

The causes are many. For example, pharmaceutical companies overpromote the drugs among physicians, often giving out free samples. (Said one doctor dependent on Librium: "I couldn't see any patients until the mailman came. Where other doctors would read their mail, I ate mine." Physicians in turn often seem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Tranquil Tales | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

For third-place NBC, and for Silverman in particular, the outcome may be crucial. The Tonight show is reported to bring in 17% of the network's pretax earnings, and it is a special prize for the affiliates, which can sell 50 minutes of local commercials on the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Family Feud | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

Even if NBC wins the court case, it may find that a disgruntled star is worse than no star at all. Carson has taken to using his show to ridicule the network. "NBC is kind of desperate,: he told his audience last week. "I understand that for every NBC show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Family Feud | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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