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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After examining the corporate ties and nutritional writings of academics in several universities, including Stare and Mayer, the authors of the Rosenthal-CSPI study suggest that the "moonlighting for industry" of academics like Stare "impinges on professors' commitment to their students and their allegiance to professional objectivity. The report continues...

Author: By Charles E. Shepard, | Title: Eating from the hand that feeds you | 9/24/1976 | See Source »

...several recent developments suggest this characterization may not be accurate. More and more, it appears, doctors and professors in prestigious universities are adopting Davis's contention that the standards of excellence are being waived too often for minority students. Articles in The New Republic and Newsweek this summer noted Davis's support in other medical schools. In addition, George Richardson, the editor of the Medical School Alumni Bulletin, reports that he believes many of Harvard Med School's alumni would probably sympathize with Davis's views. Dr. F. Sargent Cheever, director of medical school admissions, says Davis did a service...

Author: By Jim Cramer, | Title: Underneath the Davis Affair | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

Like Carter, Mondale stayed clear of personal assaults on Ford. About as close as he came in a speech was to suggest lack of leadership. Said he: "The country needs someone in charge. [Republicans are] nice people, but they are tired and need a rest." It is still too early to gauge how much Mondale's un-abrasive, uncontroversial campaign will contribute to his party's ticket, but clearly he is fitting in well with Jimmy Carter's campaign scheme. In the final analysis, the race is Carter's to win or lose. Thus if Mondale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Mondale: Hard-Driving Optimist | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

Edgar Rice Burroughs peopled Mars with bosomy princesses and Tarzan-like adventurers. H.G. Wells populated the planet with huge, insectlike creatures. NASA scientists have yet to find either maidens or monsters on the Red Planet, but their epoch-making explorations increasingly suggest that there may be more on Mars than rocks. Though the Viking 1 lander has yet to discover the organic compounds that would enable scientists to say with any confidence that there is life out there, it has sent back evidence that processes usually associated with life on earth also take place on Mars. Says Harold Klein, leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Looking for the Bodies | 9/20/1976 | See Source »

...couple of product defects: a nasal twang and a face that could stop a utility rate hike. "I don't use makeup," he sighs. "I discovered I looked worse wearing it." Still, Denenberg outran Walter Cronkite in a 1973 Pennsylvania poll on trustworthy public figures. Some colleagues suggest the scourge is using TV as a launching pad for another shot at public office. Denenberg admits, "I would like to have more resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Horrible Herb Show | 9/13/1976 | See Source »

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