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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...maintenance can cost as much as 50% more than renting the same space. Developers commonly claim that most of the rental tenants elect to buy their apartments rather than move. But, says Gary Lowe, a leader of a consumer group called CHAIN (for California Housing, Action and Information Network), "Certainly in California, less than 5% of renters buy into a condominium. And no wonder. They can't afford...
According to a new 140-page federal-state study, the only real solution is better drainage. An 82-mile-long system known as the San Luis Drain already exists in the valley. The study suggests using it as the basis of an even larger network. Underground drain pipes would carry salty water from individual farms to larger collection drains, which in turn would link up to a main 10-ft.-deep concrete viaduct. From its starting point, near Bakersfield, the viaduct would convey the salty water 290 miles away to Suisun...
Since the winter of 1976, ABC has dominated television entertainment and sports. In an effort to establish ratings superiority in news, ABC asked the mastermind of its sports operations, Roone Arledge, to take over as news president. His contribution is the network's evening news program--ABC World News Tonight...
...Monday at 8:30 p.m. on channel seven in an effort, I suppose, to reassure the viewers that they need not fear any elevation of the precious lack of quality on television. This program seemed somehow even more offensive than The $1.98 Beauty Show because it came from a network with a history of excellence and pretensions of continued quality. An inept rip-off of Saturday Night Fever, Flatbush deals with the childish and unfunny activities of several New York teenagers portrayed by actors, who are, without exception, headed for other careers. They pretend they are in Brooklyn while they...
...deal with particular categories of problems, Place, with its non-restricted access, 24-hour availability, convenient location and client-centered counseling, is openly structured to respond to the needs of runaways. In a way, Place acts like an interface between the child and the more institutionalized network of social agencies. After having having had a few days to overcome crises, many kids are able to work out their problems well enough so that they do not need to get caught up in the larger social agency network...