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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...work has two other major flaws. First, Shiva presents no connecting analysis to link his anecdotes. This approach aggravates the reader's impatience with Naipaul's tone--as he becomes increasingly weary from traveling overland, so the reader becomes more tired of nasty asides...

Author: By Judith E. Matloff, | Title: The New Heart of Darkness | 7/13/1979 | See Source »

Tischler said he opened a way for a more rational, less empirical approach to teaching chemistry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nobel-Winning Organic Chemist Woodward Dies | 7/10/1979 | See Source »

...Administration is trying a new approach. It was expressed by Assistant Secretary of State Viron Vaky, who told a congressional subcommittee: "Nicaraguans and our democratic friends in Latin America have no intention of seeing Nicaragua become a second Cuba and are determined to prevent the subversion of their anti-Somoza cause by Castro." At week's end, new Ambassador Lawrence Pezzullo flew into Managua to meet with Somoza. Simultaneously, veteran Diplomat William G. Bowdler, who was on the U.S. team that earlier this year tried to persuade Somoza to step down, met with representatives of the rebel government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NICARAGUA: More Blasts from the Bunker | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

...Middle East, the Syrian President is still regarded as a moderate at heart. Chances are that his replacement would be someone amenable to the zealous wishes of the Muslim Brotherhood-most likely meaning stronger opposition to any negotiations with Israel and greater hostility to Egypt's lonely approach to peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Frightening Clash in the Skies | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

Tuggle's approach to his tale is refresh ingly hardheaded; he does not bother with psychological attitudinizing, superfluous subplots or forced comic relief. Once he has introduced us to his characters, as well as to Alcatraz's labyrinthal layout and elaborate security procedures, he unveils his puzzle: How do a few unarmed, heavily guarded cons break out of a maximum-security fortress surrounded by the treacherous waters of San Francisco Bay? The answer to this question proves to be as ingenious, precise and exciting as one might wish. There are no fudged details or deus ex machina plot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Fast Break | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

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