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Word: musts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bourgeoisie." Shu Xun, an English teacher at the Xiang Ming Middle School, worries about the materialism of many students, whose main concern is "getting an automobile or a color TV." Others have taken a revolutionary step further and even dared criticize the regime itself. "I think conditions must be far better in the Soviet Union than they are here," said one bespectacled student on Huai Hua Street. "Alexander Ginzburg and Anatoli Shcharansky can express their opinions to journalists. Who knows who the dissidents are here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Jobless Generation | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...pharmaceutical houses, which got strong support earlier this year from a special advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration. After reviewing drug company data, the study group found that benzocaine and PPA apparently were "safe and effective." It was a tentative finding, to be sure, and must still be accepted by the FDA, but manufacturers pressed ahead with intensified ad campaigns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Diet Pills | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...real estate broker who underwent an implant: "Your entire scalp feels spongy, with a layer of pus underneath. The bleeding and itching drive you crazy. You wake up and find the pillow covered with blood." Natural hair may fall out too. Correcting the damage can take years. The fibers must be removed, and antibiotics taken to control infection. Some patients may require scalp removal and skin grafting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Scalpers | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

Part of Europeans' gains have been wiped out by their higher taxes; a typical Belgian family earning $56,000 will keep no more than $32,000. But though their taxes are generally lower, Americans must shell out more of their incomes for medical and educational expenses, both of which are largely free in Europe. The net result is that many Europeans end up with somewhat fatter disposable incomes than Americans but they also face generally much higher prices. So how do they do it? How do they afford the rows of doubled-parked Mercedes and BMWs and the expensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: How They Live So Well in Europe | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...graduates to vote in the 1980 presidential election. The new law provides that high school principals or their deputies can issue registration cards on the spot and act as registrars to certify that a student meets the state's minimum voter eligibility requirements. (In order to vote, students must be 18, U.S. citizens and residents of the state for 30 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Senior Voters | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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