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Those undergoing this standard TM initiation ceremony were enrolled in a course that TM employee Aaron taught for credit at Columbia High in Maplewood, N.J. Last week the Maplewood course and those in four other New Jersey public schools were under sharp attack. A nationwide Coalition for Religious Integrity announced plans to file a federal lawsuit to stop the classes, offered by the schools under a $40,000 grant in HEW funds made through the New Jersey Department of Education. The coalition argues that TM is a form of Hinduism and that the program therefore violates the First Amendment requirement...
...Hugh Fraser kept discreetly quiet about his wife's affair, but Merchant sued Pinter for divorce, and the new lovemates quickly assumed a low public profile. Lately, however, those profiles have ventured back into the open. Earlier this month Fraser and Pinter appeared together at the London Evening Standard's annual drama-award lunch, and more recently they ran into photographers at Heathrow Airport. As for Actress Merchant, the spurned spouse continues to live in the London house she once shared with Pinter, having long since withdrawn her divorce petition. Says she: "I am quite happy with life...
Aramco controls the concessionary rights to approximately one trillion dollars worth of Saudi Arabian oil. At present, Standard Oil of California, Texaco and Exxon each control 22.5 per cent of the company, while Mobile holds 7.5 per cent and the Saudi Arabian government controls the remaining 25 per cent of the shares. An agreement has been reached to give the government 51 per cent control by 1982, but there is pressure to reach that level even sooner, and Aramco's cooperation in managing the 1973 oil embargo leaves little doubt as to who is calling the shots...
...affordable" houses, as a Texas land developer calls them, are cheaper to maintain and run than standard-size homes. They are particularly suited to young couples, who can later add a floor to most models or convert a carport if they need more space for growing children. Smaller homes also make sense for older couples. Dr. Joseph Murphy, a retired physician, and his wife, whose three daughters are grown, recently sold their $62,500 house in a Dallas suburb to move into a $23,500, three-bedroom compact outside the city. Says Dr. Murphy: "I've always wanted...
...prices ranging from $20,450 to $24,750; they also have three bedrooms and two baths, and the large family room-dining area-kitchen combination in each has a fireplace. The house is designed to take one-fourth as much energy to heat and cool as a standard 2,800-sq.-ft. house...