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THE BONE-COLD MIDWEST The Plains states were frigid, even by local standards (22° in Omaha and Des Moines, -29° in Fargo, North Dakota), but the cold was no real surprise. "There are towns in North Dakota," explained one NWS meteorologist, "that haven't gotten above zero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Numbing of America | 1/25/1982 | See Source »

The untruth of this verdict can readily be seen in New York's Guggenheim Museum, where the first American retrospective of Morandi's work-65 paintings, with 58 drawings, watercolors and etchings-is on view until mid-January, after which it will travel to the Des Moines Art...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Master of Unfussed Clarity | 12/21/1981 | See Source »

A native of Des Moines who attended California State University in Los Angeles, Rense says she has turned down bribes - and at least one proposal of marriage - from people who wanted to be in Architectural Digest. If homeowners are flattered to be picked, decorators and builders have more pragmatic reasons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Geo Goes Upbeat-and Uptown | 11/9/1981 | See Source »

The first of three days of school, as it happens. The Democratic National Committee has organized a traveling cram course in the new science of politics, and its first three-day stop is Des Moines, chosen for its central geographic location. To show they mean business, the Dems have rather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Des Moines: Cram Course for Pols | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

Commercial labs, more than 50 so far, have sprung up across the country, creating a demand that allows top-flight researchers and agricultural scientists "to write their own ticket." In California venture capitalists have provided "seed" money for Calgene in Davis and Phytogene in Pasadena. In St. Louis Monsanto has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Tampering with Beans and Genes | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

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