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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Schlesinger's book is not to be dismissed lightly simply because of his connections. If not the most balanced, it will stand for a long time to come as the most comprehensive account of Robert Kennedy's life. And if Kennedy could be a tough, shrewd politician, behind the calculations he had a true feeling for those on the outside--for the poor, for minorities, for the young. His life very much deserves the attention drawn to it by this new book. As pure history, the book will undoubtedly be sneered at by many. As simply a story, however...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: The Historian as Romanticist | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

...because of additional penalties-and Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli has ordered McNulty to stay in jail until he complies. Says McNulty: "I've held out for almost four years, and I'll hold out until I see justice and freedom served." Not to mention his bank account...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Luckless Irishman | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

They do not keep up with the Wus next door, a family of nine with five working members, who bring home more than twice as much income and have a two-story house. Nonetheless, the Ch'ens have a savings account earning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: A Tale of Two Families | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

...against the weak Italian lira. The apparent reason: moneymen concluded that if this is all the hope Carter has to offer, the dollar is still in trouble. Confidence in the dollar has so eroded that it sometimes plunges sharply these days with no specific news at all to account for the drop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Dealers in Illogic | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

BANKS. They execute most of the orders for companies and also trade on their own account. An American tourist exchanges $100 for marks at a bank in Frankfurt; the bank can hold the dollars or sell them for other currencies, as it chooses. More important, a French cooperative, for example, deposits in Credit Lyonnais $1 million received from U.S. importers for Bordeaux wine; the bank can sell those dollars for other currencies if it wishes. Banks have a cold-blooded view of the potentialities. Says Jean Bourg, head of the currency department at Credit Lyonnais: "We take advantage of small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Dealers in Illogic | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

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