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Dates: during 1970-1979
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However, the chairman of the Overseers, Andrew Heiskell, wrote the council a letter saying a committee would deal with the matter, and said that he and other board members "regretted" any bad relations...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: An Adversary Relationship | 2/10/1979 | See Source »

Whether these social reform committees will succeed as well as the ever-popular "Big Brother" and "Big Sister" social services is a matter for speculation...

Author: By Miriam F. Clark and Larry Grafstein, S | Title: PBH: Finding More To Life Than Machiavelli | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...doesn't matter out there if you've read Machiavelli," Ujifusa adds...

Author: By Miriam F. Clark and Larry Grafstein, S | Title: PBH: Finding More To Life Than Machiavelli | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...people. It is impossible to refuse the invitation. Gilliatt's narrative line is sure, and her antic spirit is unflagging. What is fully drawn and wholly believable, curiously enough, is the great love between the two brothers. If the result is fiction as eccentric as its subjects, no matter. Most current novels err in the direction of stultifying detail and would be better if they were supplied with less meat and more bone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bone Bred | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

Some scientists matter-of-factly dismiss the problem of creation. Says Harvey Tananbaum, an X-ray astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory: "That first instant of creation is not relevant as long as we do not have the laws to begin to understand it. It is a question for philosophers and religionists, not for scientists." Adds Geoffrey Burbidge, director of Kitt Peak National Observatory: "Principles and concepts cannot be measured. A question like 'Who imposed the order?' is metaphysical." Still, virtually everyone -both scientists and laymen-is taken by the sheer unthinkable opacity of the creation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: In the Beginning: God and Science | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

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