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...only barkeeps but party hosts liable for injuries caused by drunken customers or guests. In the light of an abundance of other social cautions, one can almost imagine that the Oklahoma legislator was serious in proposing the bill, happily defeated last winter, that would have required a woman to obtain a written agreement as a legal precondition for sexual intercourse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Of Hazards, Risks and Culprits | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

...Jimmy Carter emerging -tougher, demanding more of his staff, focusing more sharply on issues? Some recent evidence suggests that there is, despite the polls indicating that the public widely regards him as a weak leader. He acted unusually quickly to obtain the resignation of Adviser Peter Bourne when he became an embarrassment to the White House. He dramatically asserted presidential control over the scandal-tinged General Services Administration. And he has imposed a tighter rein on Cabinet officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Packaging a New Carter | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

Plays: Lunchtime Theater--2 one-act plays: Ludlow Fair by Lanford Wilson and Enchanted Night by Slawomir Mrozek. 12:30 p.m., Loeb Theater. Free but obtain tickets in advance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Summer School Calendar | 8/11/1978 | See Source »

Theater: Harvard Summer Repertory Theater: When You Comin' Back. Red Ryder?. 7:00, Loeb Drama Center. Free but obtain tickets in advance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Summer School Calendar | 8/11/1978 | See Source »

Investigators found that GSA's self-service stores, where federal workers obtain office supplies, were robbed of goods worth millions of dollars. One employee walked away with $262,000 worth of Polaroid film over a two-week period. Some store managers placed bogus orders with suppliers, paid them for the undelivered goods and pocketed kickbacks of 40% or more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Graveyard Tales | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

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