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...Food prices, which rocketed during the winter and spring, dipped 0.3% at wholesale in July, promising some relief at the supermarket checkout in coming months. The dip had been expected, however. Indeed, if it had not occurred, the U.S. would have been in a desperate inflationary jam: wholesale prices of other finished goods continued to jump at double-digit rates. At best, chances have only improved for holding consumer-price increases for the year to no more than the 7.2% that the Administration forecast. Says Alan Greenspan, a member of the TIME Board of Economists: "I think that the rate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Disturbed | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

When the hero leads an infectious jam session at Harlem's Apollo Theater, the walls of cultural segregation almost tangibly tumble down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Memory Lanes | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

...Bobby, whatsa matter?" Carlton asked. "Just keep it on the inside corners. Jam'im. Foster can't hit inside." By this time Zimmer had made it out to the mound, and he slapped a fatherly hand on Bobby's shoulder. Bobby looked at the hand distrustfully...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: A Good Man in the Clutch | 7/21/1978 | See Source »

Initially, Douglas Rain's Macbeth lacks something of the seasoned field soldier's habit of command. When he looks down at his bloodied hands, he resembles an apprehensive boy caught with spilled jam. However, he grows in authority as his kingship dwindles and seems most regal when his deeds are most evil. The cast does good ensemble work, and in the role of Macduff, Stephen Russell displays a riveting stillness of presence and a limpid delivery of the Shakespearean line that mark him for further distinction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Shakespeare, Chekhov & Co. | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Saturday, May 6: Concert: Schneider Spring Jam with Encore, Hypertension, Elegna, Tommy Campbell, et al. Jazz, rhythm and blues, Schneider Mainstage, 11 am-midnight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WELLESLEY | 5/4/1978 | See Source »

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