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...Hampton headquarters, however, nothing happens. The posters are all of Nixon. The three kids in the room look like the ones in high school who chew gum too loudly and think it's really funny to wear Alfred E. Neuman sweatshirts...

Author: By Carol R. Sternhell, | Title: Al Lowenstein Goes To Congress | 11/9/1968 | See Source »

...continuing crisis lasting for years. Lyndon Johnson's personal obsession with the war obviously aggravated the problem, but to some extent, the political failure of the first week of December 1966 is a failure of an institution --the presidency--which has increasingly been biting off more than it can chew. A year long crisis is an extreme example, but it contains a warning nonetheless...

Author: By David Blumenthal, | Title: The Secret Search | 10/2/1968 | See Source »

Working often from documents, of the period and contemporary, Babe has managed to chew on man of the principles of American politics and through them, illustrate those of world history--the frenzied ideology of race, the underlying economic basis of exploitation. At great risk to themselves the Chestnut household insists on appropriating black labor to work its fields; this is satisfying both on an economic level and on the undefinable level at which the Southern family feels more natural and right with black help around...

Author: By Sal I. Imam, | Title: A Winter's Tale in Georgia | 7/26/1968 | See Source »

...about buying pet food; supermarkets now offer her some 124 canned, dry or semi-moist varieties from which to choose. Most companies test their products on their own cats and dogs. At its pet-care center near St. Louis, for example, some 450 dogs and 250 cats slurp and chew Purina pet foods. Sniffing a trend toward "gourmet" dishes for discriminating dogs, Voila Foods for Pets, Inc., was founded this year to market burgundy beef in gravy and beef-kidney stew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Four-Legged Epicures | 4/26/1968 | See Source »

...thirsty U.S. spends $3.5 billion a year on soft drinks, and 60% of that money-$2 billion-goes for carbonated cola concoctions based on the West African kola nut, which Africans chew for refreshment. With their strong cola sales, front-running Coca-Cola and runner-up PepsiCo have long dominated the soda-pop industry. Lacking a popular cola contender, Canada Dry Corp. has run a poor third despite its lead in ginger ale. Now, in a move to put more fizz in its fortunes, the company has brought out a new variety of cola drink that is 99% caffeine-free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: A Touch of Effervescence | 3/8/1968 | See Source »

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