Fundamental forces are changing American leisure time
A report by Robert Lindsey notes rising energy costs demographic shifts and technology will reshape how Americans spend free time. He cites rising boat and motor home ownership and affluence pressures, with lower income groups likely cutting leisure budgets while television remains the cheapest constant.
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Desmond Jolly
University of California
New York
California
Mind altering drugs spark new era in learning and creativity
Los Angeles researchers explore neuropeptides and ACTH 4-12 as potential enhancers of attention and learning. Initial animal and small human tests show mixed results, with scientists warning of ethical and safety concerns and noting creativity effects vary among individuals.
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Balzac
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Coleridge
Arnold Mandell
Europe
Max Fink
The
State University of New York
Fink
Mandell
Social Programs Under Fire After Great Society Era
A review of the 1960s federal programs reveals mixed results as critics note progress in moving people from poverty while warning that reforms disrupted neighborhoods and failed to end the culture of poverty. Analysts debate whether policies triggered more gains or damaged community cohesion.
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Mandell
Detroit
Newark
Edmund Muskie
Maine
New York
Nixon
M. Carl Holman
Urban Coalition
Holman
Milton Vierst
Kettering Foundation
Sar Levitan
Robert Taggert
Center For Social Policy Studies
Inside Story Notes on Percy Brown and Inflation
The Inside Story discusses Walker Percy on writing and life, Gov Jerry Brown on Red Tape, and a weekly fund and securities listing. Columnist J A Livingston argues against inflation, presenting a sharp authority who says no.
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