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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thrust out his hand, only to discover that the Moroccan commander had a sword in his right hand. After an awkward shift of the sword, they finally clasped hands. Said one onlooker who was traveling with Kissinger: "Certainly the first chapter of this trip must be titled 'Henry amongst the Berbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Around the World with Henry | 11/19/1973 | See Source »

Similar peculiarities accounting for student apathy in local elections could probably be found at every college campus. Emphasis on the unique regional factors is no substitute for more generalized explanations of political indifference amongst students, but it is one component of an answer--one that is often given short shrift...

Author: By Michael Massing, | Title: Student Vote Lacks Punch | 11/2/1973 | See Source »

...spring from some desert in old Mexico. Wolfman recalls being shunted from relative to relative as a child: "You see, I was left out in the breeze, born in Brooklyn amongst the garbage cans and roaches and poor Italians and poor blacks. We all emulated the black culture. There wasn't any other." He became a radio freak hooked on black deejays like Dr. Jive, and dropped out of high school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Wolfman's New Lair | 8/27/1973 | See Source »

...LAWYERS: There was a young lawyer who showed up at a revival meeting and was asked to deliver a prayer. Unprepared, he gave a prayer straight from his lawyer's heart: "Stir up much strife amongst the people, Lord," he prayed, "lest thy servant perish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Hill Country Sayin's of Sam Ervin | 4/16/1973 | See Source »

...line of Gary Young, centering George Shields and Bob Murray has been slumping, collecting only one point amongst them in the last five contests. Coach Dick Bertrand does not use a fourth line very often...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Crimson Icemen Battle Cornell Today; Outcome Should Decide Ivy Champion | 2/17/1973 | See Source »

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