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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Responding to Weisinger's accusations, Wilson, who has outlined his theory in his book On Human Nature said the INCAR was following "a tortured line of reasoning." He added that he was puzzled by the organization's failure to acknowledge that sociobiology is "an enduring argument against racism...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Protestor Labels Theories 'Racist' Before Science B-15 | 12/17/1980 | See Source »

...hearing examiner, Margaret Turner, stated in two reports that the removal of the 16-unit apartment building would aggravate Cambridge's shortage of housing. Her report also rejected Harvard's argument that because it had "created" other rental units, it should be allowed to remove the one property...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: City Rent Board to Rule Today on 7 Sumner Rd. | 12/16/1980 | See Source »

...Says he: "At issue in the Eastern opposition to the bill is the contention that small growing Western towns don't need help while large decaying Eastern cities do. At a time when we are trying to reduce the size of the federal budget, that is a powerful argument to fight." Even so, Hart believes that the Government has a clear responsibility to help pay for sacrifices that Western communities are making in supplying energy to the rest of the country. Says he: "The nation will enjoy the benefits of the energy. Sharing a small part of the local...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocky Mountain High | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

...painful memories for China. Directly or indirectly 100 million people are now said to have suffered during that terrible time. Before the trial began, there was speculation that Jiang Qmg would defend herself by claiming that Mao had ordered or approved her actions. If she did use that argument last week, it was carefully edited out of the portions of the trial shown daily on television. Indeed, the only hint of Mao's involvement was the charge, made in the official press, that Jiang in her testimony had made denials and tried to shift the responsibility to others both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Defiant Widow in the Dock | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

They have one compelling argument in heir favor. This year the lawmakers passed a bill calling for $20 billion in spending for fusion research over the next two decades. Why not hedge that bet with a few million dollars at least to investigate another idea that may be every bit as promising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sunny Outlook for Sunsats | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

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