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...patient, grows living, breathing children off her chest. These faceless perversions, products of her illness, band together to destroy anyone who might upset her delicate psyche. That's the kind of idea that turned Cronenberg into a legend. Avco Embassy subsequently offered Cronenberg his first chance to direct a solvent picture...

Author: By Scott J. Michaelsen, | Title: A Mutant | 3/14/1981 | See Source »

...critical test of Reagan will be his handling of the Social Security system. Nearly everyone familiar with the system acknowledges that steps must be taken to make it solvent, but so far no one has been willing to pay the political price. Reagan could urge any of several changes: moving back the age of eligibility for full benefits from 65 to 68 or older, reducing the automatic annual cost-of-living increase, tightening the scandalously lax $15 billion-a-year disability insurance program. But if the President fails to propose Changes or simply sets up another study group, he will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan: What to Watch For | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...fault of the Business and Government schools that don't require courses in ethics. Nor can the blame be laid at the doorstep of those men in downtown Boston who invest Harvard's money in defense and energy stocks in order to keep the University solvent for another financial year...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin president, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...Taylor said she and other staff members are convinced that the low-watt, daytime station can become solvent again. "I think we're going to go back on before April 1st," she said, adding, "We're not giving...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: WCAS | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

Analysis revealed that the dump contained more than 80 different chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS), hexachlorocyclopentadiene (or C56 for short), benzene, toluene, tetrachloroethylene and other polysyllabic byproducts of pesticide production. Some, like the powerful solvent dioxin, are suspected carcinogens. Still others cause anemia, loss of hair, seizures and skin rashes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Neighborhood off Fear | 6/2/1980 | See Source »

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