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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DIED. Henri Moureu, 79, French scientist who in World War II helped to frustrate Nazi efforts to make an atom bomb and later saved Paris from rocketing; in Pau, France. Assigned in 1940 to guard France's secret reserve of deuterium oxide (heavy water), Moureu hid it in a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 31, 1978 | 7/31/1978 | See Source »

She is praising the enterprise that she and her husband run in Houston: a flea market, that most elementary form of commerce. All across the U.S., inflation-weary Americans searching for lower-priced goods are making flea markets a jumping business. Thousands are operating in non-luxe hotels and discount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Economy & Business: Bug-Eyed over Flea Markets | 7/31/1978 | See Source »

Paris--841 Boylston--Carnal Knowledge, 1:30, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM | 7/28/1978 | See Source »

Dear Inspector revolves around two plot strands, which interweave effectively until the end of the film. The first involves a big mystery case that is assigned, of course, to Lise. Someone, it seems, has fallen into the rather distasteful practice of murdering members of the National Assembly in crowded places...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: Ah, Sweet Mystery and Love | 7/25/1978 | See Source »

It is possible to defend dress codes while still finding it ridiculous that this oddly shaped rag, knotted at the throat, has come to define respectable dress in a man. The necktie did not arrive with any compelling mandate from nature. Its origins were whimsical enough. After the Croatians defeated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Odd Practice of Neck Binding | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

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