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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The next primary in a Northern industrial state will take place in Illinois on March 16. Unlike the Massachusetts primary, the Illinois delegate-selection race will be much more important than the separate preferential vote, commonly called the beauty contest. But the Democratic competition for 155 delegates stands to be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRIMARIES: Jackson Achieves a Critical Mass | 3/15/1976 | See Source »

When the Congress concluded its eleven-day session in Moscow last week, Brezhnev, 69, appeared to be more secure than ever in his power. He was reappointed to the all-powerful Politburo and re-elected party General Secretary. While the collective leadership is certainly not dead, Brezhnev is indisputably primus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOVIET UNION: Rubber-Stamping the Status Quo | 3/15/1976 | See Source »

Xerox, it must be noted at the outset, is a trademark of the Xerox Corp. of Stamford, Conn. The word comes from the Greek xeros, meaning "dry." It refers to the dry, electrostatic copying process (a quantum improvement over earlier wet photographic methods) finally developed in 1938 in a one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: What Hath XEROX Wrought? | 3/1/1976 | See Source »

High Stakes. Further complicating the decision in New Hampshire is the fact that 140,000 voters are designated as independents and can vote with either Republicans (who have 164,000 registered) or the Democrats (116,000). In the polling booths, all voters not only can indicate their preference for President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIMARIES: The First Face-Off | 2/23/1976 | See Source »

"The beauty of halon gas," Robert R. Walsh '65, assistant University librarian for building planning, said yesterday, is that it doesn't damage the books, as water would, and it doesn't suffocate people, like the carbon dioxide in Yale's Beinecke rare books library.

Author: By James Gleick, | Title: At Last The Library Opens | 2/21/1976 | See Source »

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