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...around Cincinnati live some 50 families who in an earlier time of myth and legend might have been accused of drinking from Ponce de Leon's fountain of youth. Yet even in today's pragmatic, scientific world, their arteries do seem to carry an elixir of long life. The members of these families, says investigator Dr. Dennis Sprecher of the University of Cincinnati, "typically live for long periods of time, into their 80s and 90s, with very few instances of heart disease, if indeed they have...
CONTRIBUTORS: Kurt Andersen, Patricia Blake, Gerald Clarke, Jay Cocks, Richard M. Cohen, John Elson, Pico Iyer, Leon Jaroff, Stefan Kanfer, Michael Kinsley, Charles Krauthammer, Richard Schickel, Mimi Sheraton, John Skow
...musicial compositions have been published, performed professionally and awarded several major prizes. His reputation as a gifted modern composer has advanced throughout New England and beyond. A bass-baritone and piano accompanist for Harvard Glee Club, he continues to compose music under the direction of Rosen Professor of Music Leon Kirchner...
CONTRIBUTORS: Kurt Andersen, Patricia Blake, Gerald Clarke, Jay Cocks, Richard M. Cohen, John Elson, Pico Iyer, Leon Jaroff, Stefan Kanfer, Michael Kinsley, Charles Krauthammer, Richard Schickel, Mimi Sheraton, John Skow
...battery had been removed to prevent an accidental explosion. A subsequent search of her apartment turned up three more bombs and a shotgun. Trutt was charged with possession of explosives, manufacturing a bomb and attempted murder. Police believe the intended victim may have been U.S. Surgical's president, Leon Hirsch...