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...cannot prevent the whims of the free market from leading to occasional pitfalls; we can soften the blow of these falls considerably by being prepared in advance and by easing the transition to a new economic base for cities and their working residents. If the Ford Motor Company has just discovered that Thunderbirds don't sell like they used to, so much the better--but surely several thousand workers should not be forced to suffer the consequences alone...

Author: By Jonathan B. Propp, | Title: Detroit Breakdown | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

...bill, which would have allowed the developer of Parcel 1B, located next to the Harvard Motor House off Brattle Sq., to bypass some state and local reviews, "is dead for now," a source on the committee said yesterday...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: State Committee Sidelines Bill To Speed Parcel 1B Project | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

...leads us to Hitler's last stand, where the ventriloquist approaches his Hitler dummy and puts him on trial. "You are to blame for the successful imperialism of Moscow, Adolph Hitler. You are to blame for the eternal Jew, wandering, for homes without tears, towns that cannot weep, motor-landscapes. Adolph Hitler, here is your victory...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Hitler, Here is Your Victory | 4/23/1980 | See Source »

Hunt asked whether a massive LSD dose might not cause such disruption of motor function that the driver of a car would lose control of it and crash. The doctor repeated his earlier negative advice on the use of LSD. Besides, though LSD can be absorbed through the skin, our hypothetical target might be wearing gloves against the winter cold, or be chauffeur-driven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: Watergate's Sphinx Speaks | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...branches. But when thorns became lodged in their paw pads, they retreated to lick their wounds. That suggested early man could have protected himself on the savanna by building thorn-branch shelters. But could he survive long sieges? To find out, Kortlandt attached branches to a remote-controlled motor on a framework over chunks of meat. When lions approached, the branches spun as they might had they been brandished by man. The lions darted away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Thorny Theory | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

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