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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Richard Dennison, 59, of South Thomaston, who has been in the business for 29 years, is also optimistic. Said he: "I'd like to see more of the same kind of boats. Maybe then the Arabs would drown in their own oil." Not likely. But one thing is certain: when Ned Ackerman takes the Leavitt on her maiden voyage, whether they sail north or south, skipper and ship will be moving in the right direction.-Hays Gorey

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Maine: A Bold Launching into the Past | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...revealed, for Strauss had little cachet in the diplomatic field, but he would bring the President a more audacious and political style in the Middle East. "I don't care whether Cy likes it or not," Carter told his aides, anticipating a protest from Vance. The President made certain to tell Brzezinski explicitly that he wanted Strauss's role enlarged beyond that of an ordinary ambassador, no matter how it upset Vance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Question of Who's in Charge | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...three corporate jets. Bankers may have to accept deferred payment and lower interest. A committee representing Chrysler dealers has offered to lend the company $50 for every car they receive-a deal that ultimately could amount to an interest-free credit totaling $120 million. lacocca has already confirmed that certain suppliers have agreed to extend terms of payment. Chrysler has also asked some to cut prices by as much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Chrysler's Crisis Bailout | 8/20/1979 | See Source »

...process" and "equal protection" guarantees under the 14th Amendment over the past two decades has taken place largely in the federal courts, and it is to the federal district courts that people come first to assert their constitutional rights. Hill has struck down a California law barring aliens from certain public jobs, and is especially proud of his decision holding that to deny a black a job purely because of his arrest record is discriminatory. His view that Chinese students have a right to a bilingual education, first expressed in a dissenting opinion, was later adopted by the Supreme Court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Vindicating Rights in California | 8/20/1979 | See Source »

...ordinary homosexual. He is the owner of the nightclub whose name-it means "Birds of a Feather"-gives the film its title. The club features drag queens, notably Zaza (Michel Serrault), Dad's lover of 20 years. Zaza is so into his role that now, having reached a certain age, he is giving a first-rate impersonation of a menopausal hysteric...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Gay Birds | 8/20/1979 | See Source »

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