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Sharing the Glory. Given the complexity of most espionage cases, coordination between the two agencies is often crucial. Men from the FBI and CIA continued, on rare occasions, to circumvent Hoover's directive by meeting privately, without his knowledge. CIA men complained that Hoover's action effectively cut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The File on J. Edgar Hoover | 10/25/1971 | See Source »

Practice for ECAC and NCAA winter sports officially opened yesterday. Of course, most schools circumvent the intent of the restriction and ask their squads to begin practice several weeks earlier without the supervision of a coach. Cornell was actually caught in the act two years ago by a wandering Crimson...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: A Touch of Garlic | 10/23/1971 | See Source »

For somewhat different reasons, Kissinger agreed that policy planning should be centered in the White House. For Kissinger, the balance-of-power diplomat, had long believed that world equilibrium was based on the constant threat of force, and thatrespect for the United States rested on the fear of its enormous...

Author: By David Landau, | Title: Kissinger in the White House: A Man of Many Options | 5/25/1971 | See Source »

Equally attentive was the U.S. Treasury Department, which last week recommended that manufacturers equip the belts with dummy bullets, assured to be inoperable, instead of with whole cartridges (theoretically convertible into live ammunition without benefit of license). Otherwise, the latest accessory of the Decadent Chic might just manage to circumvent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Nitty Gritty Bang Bang | 1/4/1971 | See Source »

It is virtually certain, however, that Mrs. Gandhi will not allow the court's ruling to stand. Although Parliament adjourned last weekend, she may well introduce at the next session new legislation designed to circumvent the judges' objections. Such a bill might easily pass next time, since it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Reprieve for the Rajahs | 12/28/1970 | See Source »

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