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...literature of the 20th century than to the foundation of a new literature for the 21st. For example, Calvino's comments about the encyclopedic Musil and Gadda, who were both trained as engineers, may shed light on Thomas Pynchon here in America. Also, Calvino has provided a reading list of modern and post-modern European and Latin American writers...
...shortened list of Nixon's "high crimes and misdemeanors," taken from the Articles of Impeachment prepared by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, includes: making false statements to investigators, withholding evidence, willfully disobeying subpoenas, approving the payment of substantial sums of "hush money" to those who might implicate him, using the CIA, FBI, IRS and other federal agencies to discredit those who opposed him politically, using his power as president to cover his crimes and block investigations and directly lying to the American people...
...England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS) of Boston states that "recent, well-publicized drug disasters document the inevitable extrapolation risks inherent in using animals to study human health and disease" and goes on to list several such incidents...
...this issue is the second appearance of a new department, Critics' Choice, which will offer brief reviews of outstanding books, movies, records, concerts and plays, as well as a short list of notable television programs. The section, which will appear on alternate weeks, is written by and reflects the collective intelligence of TIME's cultural critics. In an age cluttered with entertainment options, Critics' Choice aims to help readers choose their diversions wisely...
According to students who met with Bok, the president denied any knowledge of such improprieties. They said they had promised to give him a list of written complaints next week, but that Bok had said he would have little time to consider...