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They were not alone: a spokesman for the Government's own Department of Health and Human Services (the old Department of Health, Education and Welfare, minus Education, which is now a separate department) griped that his only information was a fact sheet, handed out by the President's aides, which referred vaguely to reductions in programs to combat mental illness and alcoholism and unspecified other problems. Said the spokesman: "We are not sure what that all means. We are not sure how much these programs will be cut or which health-service programs will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jimmy Carter vs. Inflation | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

...magic would seem to lie in the way the trap lures mice to their doom without a particle of cheese or any other bait. The trap is just a little shorter than a shoe box and is made of galvanized sheet metal. The potential victim sees what appears to be a narrow tunnel open at both ends. Curiosity stirs. He enters. In the center of the box he hits a trip concealed in the floor of the tunnel. Whoosh, clatter, and a paddle sweeps the mouse into captivity. The Knesses have made a number of small changes in the original...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iowa: The Mice Aren't Telling | 3/17/1980 | See Source »

Meanwhile, I have memories. I'll think about the little secrets we had and read the romantic love notes I sometimes composed, like the stat sheet for the Northeastern game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Of Ice and Men | 3/12/1980 | See Source »

...nearly 2.5 million people who take standardized tests each year, scribbling in answers in number-two pencil on a computerized answer sheet plays a significant role in shaping their futures. It helps allow them to continue their studies or to enter a profession--such as law--in which many of the state bar examinations are standardized. No matter how one feels about the merits of tests, it is clear they are a tool used in the determination of opportunities. Many test advocates believe they help to break down old social barriers. Standardized tests, they say, move society toward a more...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Testing: Questioning the Standards | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

...drinking beers in the honky tonk," to riding out to a country bridge," then asks "where am I when the preacher speaks?" If the attempt is impressionistic or stream of consciousness, the result is complete confusion. This song also epitomizes forbert's lyrical ineptitude. Forbert doesn't include a sheet of lyrics with his album, and with such profundities...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: Jackrabbit Slick | 2/16/1980 | See Source »

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