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...King James version of the Bible is good enough for me without any de-sexing [Dec. 8], but it looks as though feminist nitpickers are going to keep sending Moses back up the mountain for those tab lets until he finally gets it right! God must be shaking his head wondering if Eve was such a good idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 29, 1980 | 12/29/1980 | See Source »

...costs the government $1 million a day to operate without a legal appropriation. Whether the state will pick up the entire tab or whether the cities will pay half is still at issue...

Author: By Linda S. Drucker, | Title: MBTA Funding Remains Precarious As King Awaits High Court's Decision | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

...sounds downright fishy. But that's what Question 3 on tomorrow's ballot--sponsored by the Massachusetts Teachers Association--would technically do: limit state and local tax increases to the rate of annual per capita growth in income. It would also shift the state's share of the tab for local education from 30 to 50 per cent...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Proposition 2 1/2 And All That... | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...ideally situated outpost for keeping an eye on military-related activities on the earth. Indeed, U.S. intelligence sources note that the Soviets have sent four unmanned satellites into orbit during the past three weeks, including one electronic eavesdropping vehicle. The frenzy is presumably part of their effort to keep tab on the war in the Persian Gulf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Red Stars over the Cosmos | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

...audience in its Wednesday prime-time slot, spawned a series of other "entertainment news" shows like NBC's Speak Up America, it also turned TV executives on to the fact that low-budget programs produced without costly sets and high-priced talent could be hugely successful. While the tab for producing a half-hour sitcom might come to $300,000. the bill for an hour of reality programming may be $250,000 or less. Another spur to such shows has been the 2½-month actors' strike, which made the filming of dramas and sitcoms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Incredible? Or Abominable? | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

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