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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mini-series back in 1974 with his presentation of QB VII. Since then, Stoddard has pulled good Nielsens with topical and historical programs: Friendly Fire; Rich Man, Poor Man; Washington: Behind Closed Doors; and, of course, Roots, the most watched program in television history. "We are trying to offer something unique and compelling. True events are rare these days," says Stoddard, who will also begin making films to be shown in theaters. On such subjects as civil rights and Viet Nam, Stoddard's shows have had a substantial impact on mass opinion...
Though many windsurfer dealers offer to teach the sport in six hours (generally two three-hour sessions at $40 each), a beginner may find the initial experience a wet one. "The first few times out," says Boston's Rollin C. White, "it's more accurate to call it wind-swimming." Adds Robby Naish of Hawaii, who last year won a world championship: "The reason I became such a good windsurfer is that I liked falling in the water." A certain amount of upper-body strength is needed to hold the sail aloft, but more experienced wind-surfers...
...first atomic bomb, more even than putting the first men on the moon, the creation from scratch of an entirely new industry to produce synthetic fuels would be the most ambitious technical venture that the U.S. has ever undertaken. From outright subsidies to price guarantees, the Government would offer many incentives for private firms to produce oil-like liquids and natural gas from the nation's plentiful coal, shale rock and biomass.* Congressmen are infatuated with the idea of synthetic-fuel production. Cracks Representative Clarence Brown of Ohio: "Every committee in Congress has a synfuel bill, except the Ethics...
...annually. As long as copies of the test are hidden away in the files of ETS, they can be reused for approximately three years. "But," notes Cameron, "once you disclose a test, it must be discarded." New York's new law will force makers of standardized tests to offer new examinations throughout the U.S., for once the cat gets out of the bag in New York, test makers must assume it will slink across state lines...
Dire Straits: Communiqué (Warner Bros.) and The Cars: Candy-O (Elektra) are two follow-ups to albums that were large -and largely surprise-hits some months back. Both offer again pretty much the same bill of fare, without the single tune that snags your ear straight off and streamlines the journey to the Top Ten. The Cars, a Boston band, go big for flash, echo and cosmic inconclusion. Dire Straits are English and purvey a sort of oblique narrative rock so relaxed and laid back, with its easygoing guitar licks and sleepytime vocals, that the record could have been...