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...back in the days when adolescence was a goofy phase that adults could afford to indulge instead of a time bomb that needs to be defused. Gregory's Girl seems to exist in some Brigadoon of the mind, where psychologists and sociologists are unnecessary and probably unheard of. Indeed, the setting is a far-off corner of Scotland, in a government-sponsored "new town," which supports a livelier life in its interstices than its bland surface promises...
...idea a couple of years ago that Pirates might make a few weeks of fun in the summer of 1980 for Central Park's outdoor theater. Their mutual loyalty is so strong that the five principals-Azito's role is smaller-agreed to an almost unheard-of pay scheme by which each of them took an equal and relatively small salary so that Papp could afford to make the film (hence Ronstadt's remark about acting without being paid). Papp, for his part, is proud of keeping his congenial family together, and of fighting off Hollywood offers...
...hypertension. More convincing evidence against sodium conies from simpler cultures, where it is still possible to find people living relatively simple lives on low-salt diets. The tribesmen in New Guinea, the Amazon Basin, the highlands of Malaysia and rural Uganda all eat very little salt. Hypertension is virtually unheard of in those regions, and the blood pressure of individuals does not rise steadily with age, as it does in the U.S. and other salt-loving nations. But when salt is introduced into a salt-free culture, blood pressure climbs...
...more for Ely than thrust him into the legal limelight. It also prompted Stanford Law School in December to appoint the 42-year-old Ely its next dean. His recent scholastic credentials, in fact, were so overpowering that the vote of Stanford's appointments committee was unanimous--almost unheard of in a field as sharply divided intellectually as constitutional...
...years, and have come up with a new form of government for next fall that has a fighting chance for effectiveness. By voting to tack on a $10, completely refundable surcharge to undergraduate term bills, and to centralize representation on student-Faculty committees, students could have a previously unheard and unified voice with financial support...