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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...politically active. So then everybody tries to add one and one together and read all these other things into it...A Jane Fonda anti-nuclear film--that's a tough sell for 800 theaters across the country. So I think I felt, we all felt the film had a lot more to say, ...was pretty damn entertaining, and would have to hated to see it become polarized right...

Author: By David B. Hilder, | Title: 'China Syndrome': A Nuclear Thriller Fonda, Lemmon and Douglas Star | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

Brattle St. was permanently closed off several years ago, but "it just didn't work out," Councilor Kevin Crane 72 said last night. "There was a lot of business opposition." Crane said...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: City Will Rope Off Brattle St. On Summer Weekend Nights | 3/13/1979 | See Source »

...miles? "It's road racing, which is a different kind of distance running. You're just going out there because you enjoy what you're doing. There's lots of time to think. You get real tired at the end but at that point, it's easier to keep running--it'd take a lot longer to walk to the finish...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Just a Quick Jog ... to the 'Pru' | 3/13/1979 | See Source »

...feeling is that the print media has created a lot of the frenzy [over ratings] by overcovering them. When I see the New York Times print the top ten shows every week, I kind of chuckle. Right next to the list is [Critic] John O'Connor asking why can't we be more like the BBC and public television. I chuckle because I think it's very hypocritical. If they honestly stand by their television critic and want better shows, why are they on the very same page printing a list of the top ten? The problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Talking Heads: A Triptych of Network Chiefs on Thrust, Appeal, Consensus, Risks, Holes, Fun, Meaning and . . . | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

...Federal Government has a considerable regulatory apparatus to prevent nuclear radiation poisoning. Nothing is being done about dioxin, and it is just as toxic and there is a lot more of it around." So complained Victor J. Yannacone, Jr., the lawyer who got DDT banned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: A Fallout of Nuclear Fear | 3/12/1979 | See Source »

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