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DIED. E.G. MARSHALL, 84, Emmy-winning actor whose resonant voice and stoic demeanor led him to portray a succession of authoritative and trustworthy characters; in Mount Kisco, N.Y. Perhaps best known for roles on The Defenders (1961-65) and The New Doctors (1969-73), Marshall also starred in films and appeared in the 1956 Broadway premiere performance of Waiting for Godot...
DIED. JAMES GRANT, 72, impassioned director of unicef since 1980; of cancer, two days after resigning for health reasons; in Mount Kisco, New York. Under his leadership the percentage of children immunized in the developing world rose from 20% to 80%. He helped formulate the 1989 U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, which recognized the political and economic rights of children. Grant received the Presidential Medal of Freedom...
...offerings TEP provides 150,000 students at 3,500 high schools and 1,000 colleges. Marketing manager Lisa M. Quiroz says the idea is to "use the magazine to teach the week's events in an interesting fashion." Every Sunday night, three teachers meet in Mount Kisco, New York, usually over pizza, to read rush copies of the new TIME and complete a current-affairs guide. The guide is mailed out to history and social science teachers; students receive discount subscriptions to TIME...
...teacher's guide, which has suggested discussion topics and quizzes on the week's news, is only one part of the TIME Education Program, which is produced and marketed by Guidance Associates, Inc., in Mount Kisco, N.Y. (1-800-882-0852). There are also periodic writing and current-affairs contests, scholarship programs and a yearly contest in which students try to guess who TIME's Man or Woman of the Year is going to be. This week, in addition to the teacher's guide and the magazines, schools with satellite dishes will be able to tune in to Guidance Associates...
...director of the Association of Quality Clubs, reports that 25% of his 1,550 member clubs offer seminars in nutrition, stress management and smoking cessation; 25% have weight-loss programs; and 12% provide courses in self-esteem. Among the more adventurous is the Saw Mill River Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y., which conducts lectures on self-healing and hypnosis and occasionally brings in a sex therapist for a panel discussion...