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The spectacle last week of the two big Communist powers, China and the Soviet Union, at each other's throats on the brink of a possible shooting war?with the U.S., their once common adversary, passively standing by?bordered on a global Theater of the Absurd. After some initial confusion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A War of Angry Cousins | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

Whatever the pros and cons of the Administration's Iran policy, the crisis in the Persian Gulf has contributed to the impression of an Administration that reacts rather than initiates, and too often reacts in surprise and confusion. This seems to have been particularly true in its changing policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Surprise and Confusion | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

In the confusion that followed, revolutionary forces entered police armories and military barracks and seized weapons. Soon thousands of civilians, including teen-agers and even children, were armed with machine guns, rifles and handguns. Dozens were killed as they fumbled with unfamiliar clips and bolts. Zealous militants set up classes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guns, Death and Chaos | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

All that debate did little to resolve the issues at hand, which was not surprising, since the conflict between free speech and perceived pornography is one of the great civil libertarian conundrums of our time. Those in the skin trade take full advantage of the public confusion, Chan among them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: All the Nudes Fit to Print | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

The pieces planned for the interior are mildly surprising. Susuma Shingu's well-designed three-part windmill will link the street and tunnel through a large light shaft. As the mill revolves and dips in the winds, hammers will strike chimes which hang inside the station, creating a soothing audio...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Take the Red Line... Please | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

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