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Adams' house, like most middle-class homes before the dawn of stereo, had an upright piano, and Adams practiced on it assiduously. By 14, endowed with a nearly perfect memory, he could take a score to bed with him, study it, and play it in the morning. His teacher was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Master of the Yosemite | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

Top managers commonly charge that middle-level White House staffers responsible for business relations do sloppy, second-rate work. Big Business's formal contact at the White House is Stephen Selig, 36, whose main credentials seem to be that he plays tennis with Presidential Adviser Jordan and that his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Carter vs. Corporations | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

It soon becomes clear that it is not going to be easy. Her sloppy, vicious cab-driving mother (Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood) turns up to excoriate her. A prison guard (Bob Burrus) has quit his job and accompanied Arlene to her Louisville flat, with the lecherous expectation of shacking up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Seared Soul | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

One of the charms of boarding Thomas' train of thought is the puckish delight he takes in turning beliefs or assumptions upside down. The current to-do about the likelihood of cloning humans? Not worth worrying about, Thomas says, and impossible besides. But (and most of his essays pivot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In Celebration of Life | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

Taking advantage of sloppy passing by the Big Green, the Crimson roared back to take the lead, as Dartmouth lost the little momentum they had. With Predun scoring the tying and go-ahead goals, Harvard left the field at the end of the third period, 5-4.

Author: By Panos P. Constantinides, | Title: Laxmen Burn Dartmouth In Strong Season Finale | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

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