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His theories were never especially well-grounded in fact, but Shockley believes in them with a near-religious passion. For the last five or six years he has devoted practically all his time to trumpeting his views around the country and proselytizing for his "voluntary sterilization bonus plan," in which...

Author: By Nicholas Lemann, | Title: Shockley's Still Taken Seriously | 6/13/1974 | See Source »

Five runs in the fifth inning sealed the Crimson win after the boys from Worcester grabbed an early 4-2 lead. After Larry Barbiaux flied out and Dan Williams grounded out, Ed Durson walked and stole second. LaCivita crashed a triple over the centerfielder's head and Hogan singled him...

Author: By James B. Moorhead, | Title: Harvard Nine Rallies to Overcome Holy Cross | 5/7/1974 | See Source »

The latest innovation is the John Marshall Fundamental School, which was opened last fall at the direction of a newly elected school board, dominated 4 to 1 by conservatives. A deliberate throwback to the past, John Marshall offers its 1,100 pupils a no-nonsense curriculum grounded in the three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Multiple Choice | 5/6/1974 | See Source »

If movies were only an escape--as the old claim went--then when people in Cambridge retreated from political activism they should have gone to the movies more. But the reverse is true, and true because almost without exception the best movies stem from a realistic base that may be...

Author: By Richard Shepro, | Title: The Movies in Cambridge: Some Thoughts, Some History | 4/29/1974 | See Source »

When the Government in October ordered the restrictive fuel allocations that began this month, airline executives set about slicing overhead like so many chefs trimming fat from a steak. They took 1,500 domestic flights from the daily schedule of 13,800. They grounded 275 planes, 16 of them jumbo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: Facing a Low Ceiling on Growth | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

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