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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Beacon Hill, not bought with hefty contributions to the arts. Says Walter Pierce, director of the Boston University Celebrity Series: "If this were Tulsa, the Metropolitan Center would have happened overnight." For that matter, such other cities as Houston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta all surpass Boston as arts centers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Culture Drought on the Charles | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

...Blood of Spain, and their total recall is more valuable than any number of academic speculations. The death of Generalissimo Franco has loosened tongues. Doubtless, many new volumes on the Civil War will follow this one. They will have trou ble equaling its power and detail. None will surpass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

...addition, the U.S. undervalues its own military effort. Including nuclear weapons development, veterans' affairs, and military foreign aid, all of which fall under budgets other than that of the Department of Defense, U.S. military spending estimates may well approach or even surpass those of the Soviets...

Author: By Paul Walker, | Title: The Myths of Defense | 5/4/1979 | See Source »

Some Sugar Snap enthusiasts go so far as to predict that the new, wholly edible pea may surpass the tomato as the American home gardeners' top crop. The Michelin of munchables, All-America Selections, based in Los Altos, Calif., has not just given the Sugar Snap a rare gold medal and pronounced it the most successful new strain it has savored in its 46 years; it has also issued a recipe leaflet (500). Suggested treatments range from creamed Sugar Snap soup to Sugar Snap tempura. Actually, says the vegetable's inventor, Gallatin's lanky. Calvin Lamborn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Succulent New Vegetables | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

...RAMBLINGS: Hooft is just one point shy of 1000 career points at Harvard. If he picks up a couple in tonight's matchup, he will become the seventh man in Harvard basketball history to surpass the mark... This year's roundball banquet will feature Al McGuire, former Marquette coaching great, as speaker. The dinner will be held April 8 and is open to the general public. Anyone interested in attending should call 5-4856 for tickets and further information. HARVARD FG FT REB PF A TP Mannix 2-4 2-2 0 0 0 6 Coatsworth...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Cagers Fall to Columbia, 96-82 | 3/3/1979 | See Source »

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