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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bunny jet has been sold. The Chicago mansion is virtually closed. Competitors nip at Playboy's heels, and profits from Playboy Enterprises, Inc. are way down from their peak of $11 million in 1973. Last week Hugh Hefner, plainly weary of the administrative wars, confirmed reports that he planned to relinquish the presidency of his company soon. But, insisted Hef, who will stay on as chairman and chief executive, "I'm satisfied with what I've accomplished; my place in history seems pretty well assured." He added: "I don't feel the need to prove myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 26, 1976 | 4/26/1976 | See Source »

...even in a period when public activism of priests and nuns was at its peak, highlighted by the anti-war activities of such clerics as the Berrigan brothers and the Congressional election of Robert F. Drinan S.J. (D-Mass.), the ministers at Harvard encountered much resistance to their work...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Catholic Ministry at Harvard: The Rise and Fall of Vatican II | 4/23/1976 | See Source »

...When I first came to Harvard (in the Spring of 1970) the strong Catholic left was at its peak, there was of course the war and the UFW strike, but by the time we were fired I knew it was time for a change. I no longer wanted to be an official representative of the Catholic Church because it was so oppressive. There is must so little understanding and sympathy for public roles of women from the hierarchy of the Church...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Catholic Ministry at Harvard: The Rise and Fall of Vatican II | 4/23/1976 | See Source »

...Watson Rink the ice cleaning machine and cigarette smoke produce unsafe carbon monoxide levels. Air testing has shown that at ice level the average carbon monoxide level was 63 parts per million (ppm) during game time and reached as high as 192 ppm during peak levels of activity...

Author: By Kevin R. Stone, | Title: Unsafe at Any Speed | 4/13/1976 | See Source »

Wilbur J. Peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Apr. 12, 1976 | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

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