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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...burning D.H. Lawrence's books, which betrays how far behind the times this family was in the development of the sensual life." The worship of Lawrence is also felt in the language of these stories. It imitates without flattering. The result is not even very sexy. "She lived open and sensitized to his presence" and "all other women were cancelled by her voice" are not much of a substitute for the real thing. The frustration of the "Collector" becomes real for us all: the stories too often titillate with the promise of raunchier things to come, and then...

Author: By Suzanna Rodell, | Title: It's Worse the Second Time | 5/3/1979 | See Source »

Louis J. DiBerardinis, industrial hygienist at UHS's office of Environmental Health and Safety, said although the chemical is not dangerous to humans when used in open areas, "people should be notified it is being used." He said the pesticide can act as a depressant on the central nervous system, causing fatigue, nausea and headaches...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Official Seeks Warning of Pesticide Use | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

Judy Bass as the Acid Queen suffers from an overdose of Tina Turner. Turner's Queen was full throated and nasty: she enjoyed her work and took no pains to hide that fact. Bass lacks the stage presence to carry it off, and in striving after open evil loses the chance to convey the more understated evil of Daltry's Queen. She never manages to portray a character that can convincingly sing "I'll show him what he could be now/just give me one night/I'm the gypsy, the Acid Queen/Pay before we start." Finally the chorus, though...

Author: By Thomas M. Levenson, | Title: One More For Keith | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

...heavyweight best. It had been called a preview of the May 12 Sprints. But on an unusually calm Charles River, the event turned out to be little more than a continuation of the past three years, as a powerful Yale eight smoked an upset-minded Radcliffe boat by an open-water, 10-second margin...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...final third, the Bulldogs pulled out of their lull and opened up a commanding lead, cruising home with the open-water victory...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

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