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Nathan writes with a certain dis taste for Mishima - which is natural enough since Mishima was, for all his exuberance and charm, a squirmingly unpleasant character; his brilliance had the phosphorescence of decay. All his life, he was explicitly and erotically in love with death. Suicide was the only act...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Crush on Death | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

We take a chance, as the First Amendment takes a chance, when we commit ourselves to the idea that the results of free expression are to the general benefit in the long run, however unpleasant they may appear at the time. The validity of such a belief cannot be demonstrated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Woodward Report: One university considers the Limits of protest | 2/4/1975 | See Source »

Southern California Edison, which has a request for a 21% rate increase in the works, would have to increase its rate yet an additional 6% if the Ford program is adopted. The Florida Power Corp. estimates an average monthly increase of $5 for residential customers, many of whom are retirees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Here Come Higher Energy Costs | 1/27/1975 | See Source »

The drug allegations are the most sensational of the clouds that have gathered over Hefner's empire of late. The company's annual report last September indicated that earnings for fiscal 1974 fell a staggering 48% from the preceding fiscal year. During the same period, Playboy's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Clouds Over Bunnyland | 1/27/1975 | See Source »

The state supreme court's ruling came in the wake of another unpleasant surprise for California psychiatrists: a bill passed by the state legislature setting tight restrictions on the use of shock therapy. The new law states that electric shock treatments can be administered only after "all other appropriate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Therapists and Threats | 1/20/1975 | See Source »

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