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...Teachings of Don Juan, as an anthropology student investigating the use of medicinal plants by Indians. Under the guidance of the aged Don Juan, Castaneda's experiments with hallucinogenic plants initiated him into a world of "nonordinary reality." In his second book, A Separate Reality, Castaneda witnessed even stranger miracles which could not be explained simply by the use of psychoactive substances. The strain of two contradictory realities briefly put Castaneda in a mental hospital...

Author: By Charles Allen, | Title: You Can't Go Home Again | 2/8/1973 | See Source »

...experience," South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu declared recently, referring to the 1954 Geneva agreement, "we cannot rely too much on international treaties, for the Communists do not respect them. Nor can we rely too much on the International Control Commission." More pointedly he advised his countrymen: "If a stranger enters your village, shoot him in the head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cover Story: What Lies Ahead for Saigon | 2/5/1973 | See Source »

Harvard captain Fred Mitchell, no stranger to the national rankings, made the list again in the 100 yd. free, where his time of 47.89 was good for a number eight ranking. The Crimson strength in the freestyles was further demonstrated by Tim Neville's fourth place ranking in the 50 yd. free with his Harvard pool record time of 21.5, fractions off the school record he shares with 1971 Crimson captain Mike Cahalan...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Harvard Swimmers Take Early Lead In Pursuit of Eastern League Crown | 1/22/1973 | See Source »

...house is very comfortable, and brightly lit. A photograph of the New Riders of the Purple Sage sits on a fancy easel to one side, and there are poster for Ann Arbor rock concerts on the walls. I think: It's strange to relax in a strange home with strangers. Paul graciously keeps handing me a full balloon when mine's empty and refills the old one at the tank. If I were really taking it easy with friend I'd play thus album first, too. Probably in every voltage town in the country they'd put on the same...

Author: By Bill Beckett, | Title: Riding to Ann Arbor | 1/16/1973 | See Source »

...frequent speeches to executives, Commerce Secretary Peter Peterson often quotes his friend Henry Kissinger as cracking: "Peterson, you wouldn't have any way of knowing this, but power is the ultimate aphrodisiac." The line invariably draws a laugh, but the fact is that Peterson is no stranger to power and enjoys being referred to in Washington as "the economic Kissinger." As the nation's foreign-trade spokesman, he is out to prove that "trade policy is foreign policy, trade policy is security policy, trade policy is domestic policy." After less than a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: New Clout at Commerce | 12/4/1972 | See Source »

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