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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this journalistic onamism is appropriately enough, the opening feature article, a paean to the glories of Rolling Stone bearing the byline of--to use Wenner's own words--"critic emeritus" Chet Flippo. The title of the piece sets the tone for the rest of the article, (not to mention the issue), "A Style is Born: The Rock & Roll Way of Knowledge." Flippo's article begins by tracing the author's infatuation with his employer back to his days on a U.S. Navy destroyer when he read the first issue of the magazine, which featured an interview of Donovan...
Euphoria still reigned in Cairo, and a slightly more restrained mood of optimism buoyed Jerusalem. But in other capitals of the Middle East -not to mention Washington and Moscow-there were worries and frowns about the moves that are following Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Israel. To keep alive the hopes that blossomed with his dramatic initiative, Sadat invited all the parties concerned, including Israel, to a Cairo summit to discuss and perhaps resolve issues standing in the way of a reconvened Geneva peace conference, including the thorny matter of Palestinian representation. But was Sadat moving...
...presented as entertainment and containing periodic disclaimers, the show affected a documentary tone and ignored some crucial facts. One part reported on "psychic surgery," in which Filipino healers supposedly diagnose tumors and other problems, then use psychic forces-not scalpels-to make incisions and treat them. It did not mention that these sorts of '"miracles" have been rationally explained. Dr. William Nolen, a Minnesota surgeon, underwent a similar operation himself while researching his 1975 book Healing and reported that the "psychic" incisions were actually made with bits of mica concealed under a fingernail. The excised "tumor" appeared to Nolen...
...less worthy of mention was senior co-captain Dan Sullivan's performance on the high jump, where he leaped a personal best...
...senior years at Fordham, the Rams were invited to the post-season NIT tournament, the showcase of New York basketball. Even before his collegiate days he met Willis Reed, Bobby Knight, Kevin Loughery, and New York Knicks general manager Eddie Donovan at Donohue's summer clinic, not to mention Jabbar...