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Word: blaire (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first time in 36 years, in Ohio for the first time in 15 years. At times it seemed as though any Democrat could beat any Republican. In Illinois an obscure civil servant named Robert T. Lane defeated Jack Walker, a former speaker of the house. W. Robert Blair, the present speaker of the Illinois house and a man who had been mentioned as a gubernatorial candidate in 1976, went down to defeat in a traditionally Republican district...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Stocking the Farm System | 11/18/1974 | See Source »

Among the menaced: Stewardess Karen Black, who squawks through the pilot's radio to Airline Biggie-and her lover of six years-Charlton Heston, as he tries to effect a mid-air rescue; Medical Problem Linda Blair, who is supposed to have a kidney in need of a transplant but seems to suffer more acutely from an Ipana smile and a crinkly nose; and Singing Nun Helen Reddy, who croons a tune that goes "I'm a best friend to myself." To know who finally saves the day you have only to check who gets top billing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Crash Landing | 11/4/1974 | See Source »

Last spring Harvard powered its way back to the pinnacle of U.S. intercollegiate rowing. This fall everyone is already in shape. Captain Blair Brooks said, "Most guys have been working out all summer. I don't think this has ever happened before...

Author: By Amy Sacks, | Title: Coach Parker's Crew Squad: Another Championship Season? | 10/10/1974 | See Source »

...that citizens can hardly expect official honesty and high-mindedness if the People attempt to banish morality from government in the name of libertarianism. Laws concerning abortion are merely an effort towards reconciling public and private interests and are therefore a fair and necessary subject for open political debate. Blair Axel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ABORTION | 10/8/1974 | See Source »

...about audiences? The question was raised most recently by Born Innocent, a made-for-TV movie that NBC telecast in the new season's first week. A chilling exposition of life in a juvenile detention home, the two-hour-long show featured a powerful performance by Actress Linda Blair, playing a nubile 14-year-old girl who is destroyed by an inhumane system. It was harsh, realistic drama, and the climax was as raw as anything yet seen on network TV-a scene in a shower, where Linda is raped with a broom handle by her fellow inmates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Too Candid Camera? | 9/30/1974 | See Source »

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