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...drive against pollution of air and water. He has comforted Middle Americans with his gradualism on racial issues and tried to assuage their fear of street crimes with the tough-guy image of his Attorney General, John Mitchell. And he has turned a national joke into a potent political asset by unleashing Vice President Agnew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Politics: They're Off and Running for 1970 | 1/26/1970 | See Source »

...often continued until 3:30 a.m. -"I have not been much of a sleeper since I was a child." He pinned his hopes for Biafra's survival on domestic disorders in Nigeria. "Nigeria is a free-for-all," he said. "Gowon's only asset is that he can get British support." Bitterly, Ojukwu described the battles around him as "Mr. Wilson's war for African...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Secession that Failed | 1/26/1970 | See Source »

...short, with some imagination and expertise and some tough bargaining, Harvard could turn the Stadium into a real asset for itself, and perform a great service to the Patriots and to Metropolitan Boston...

Author: By M. D. and Maurice M. Osborne jr., S | Title: Alumnus Criticizes Pusey for His Stadium Stand | 1/23/1970 | See Source »

...Foreign contribution to the total will be a considerable asset for the U.S. balance of payments, which has been bolstered by exports of well over $6 billion of U.S. aircraft since World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Ready or Not, Here Comes Jumbo | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

...billion), choked Tokyo streets with Toyotas and filled workers' homes with TV sets and gadgetry. Sato's November trip to Washington, where he negotiated the return of Okinawa to Japanese rule in 1972, erased the international issue that most concerned voters. Beyond that, Sato's main asset was the stumbling Socialists themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: Socialism on the Ropes | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

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