Word: organisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Synthetics are used to replace many worn-out body parts, and even organ transplants have become relatively commonplace. Machines routinely supplement the function of failing kidneys. There are new methods of detecting and treating genetic defects. Hypertension is becoming more manageable; the coronary-bypass operation has made productive citizens of invalids. Even certain cancers, notably Hodgkin's disease and leukemia, have shown remarkable remissions under treatment. Infant mortality is less than 19 per thousand, and the contemporary child can expect to live four years longer than his parents. This may be a mixed blessing, considering our bafflement about...
Since the treasure appeared in print, Tachibana has been lionized by interviewers, Bungei-Shunju's circulation has jumped 10%, and collectors are now paying up to $60 for a copy of the historic November issue (actual price: $1.16). Yet only one newspaper, the Communist Party organ Akahata (Red Flag), has since formed an investigative team, and many Japanese doubt that their discreet press will ever develop an appetite for muckraking. Even so, Bungei-Shunju will remain a goad to the complaisant. The magazine's January issue, due on the newsstands next week, contains further disclosures about Tanaka. Managing...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Organ Society. Music of Bach, Mozart, Mendelsohn, and others...
Mary Beekman, organ. Music of Bach, Mendelssohn and Alain...
Having a Baby. Allen then holds mock weddings complete with flowers, plastic wedding rings, organ music and receptions. Most of the weddings are in the classroom, but last spring one couple decided to get married under the cherry trees on the school's front lawn. Some 300 students attended the ceremony...