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Toufexis' struggle to pin down details of the interferon story was made smoother by Adrianne Jucius, whose academic background in biological sciences and experience in hospitals and in medical research have been put to constant use during her three years as TIME'S Medicine reporter-researcher. Jucius, who has worked on previous cover stories on recombinant DNA (April 18, 1977), the first test-tube baby (July 31, 1978) and the escalating costs of American health care (May 28, 1979), found this week's assignment one of the most poignant of her career. "Like many people," she says...
With the talks with Sadat and Begin coming up, Vance was obviously reluctant to delve into touchy aspects of U.S. policy. Trying to pin Vance down, Maryland's Senator Paul Sarbanes asked him at length about Administration views on Israel's control of East Jerusalem, which is bitterly opposed by the Arabs. The Israelis want the area because it contains the Wailing Wall and other Jewish holy places. Said Sarbanes: "Is it the position of our Government that East Jerusalem is considered an occupied territory?" Replied Vance at last: "That is the position...
...Ever hear of Molly Bolin? She plays for the Iowa Cornets, and a press release calls her "the league's pin-up girl." She must be some hoopster, too, because Iowa is 23-12 and she's the league's leading scorer. I wonder where I can buy a pin...
...Despite its lack of comparable wealth and security, city officials agreed divestiture was a good idea. "It seems the most direct way out, the way that will do the most good," George O'Brien, assistant city manager for fiscal affairs, said at one point, rejecting the head-of-a-pin arguments and moral sophistries that have characterized the University's attempts to mute controversy. If the city can put moral interests ahead of long-term financial ones, so can Harvard...
Smith gave a repeat performance of last year's UConn game against Bentley College this year, sinking the game-winning bucket in the last seconds of that overtime victory. The cagers, who will face tough competition in the upcoming Ivy League tournament this weekend, will pin their hopes on Smith to pull them through. When she talks about the Ivy Championships, you can see the intense determination glowing beneath her surface nonchalance. For Karen Smith, this will be a "biggie...