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Attacked from without, the church is dangerously divided within over its social strategy in a region ground down by staggering poverty as well as political oppression. As Sister Marta Freeh Lopez, a missionary nun in Nicaragua, told TIME'S Bernard Diederich, "I am certainly not a Marxist, but while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: High Stakes in Latin America | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

Peking was plainly embarrassed by the events, particularly since the capture of Cambodia's three major airports and lone seaport at Kompong Som ruled out any possibility of resupplying the tattered Kampuchean fighters. The Chinese contented themselves with beefing up their own forces along the Vietnamese border and hurling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Hanoi Engulfs Its Neighbor | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

GUIDELINES. The tendency of workers to demand big raises to catch up with past inflation and protect themselves against future price boosts, and of companies to pass along all cost increases and add a bit more, makes inflation accelerate. At first Carter contented himself with pleas for restraint and named...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: 1979 Outlook: Recession | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

Wings: Wings Greatest (Capitol). A collection of jaunty, well-groomed Paul McCartney tunes, all featuring melodies that can soothe or make you smile at the composer's easygoing pleasure. Yes, the lyrics can turn smarmy, and yes, the mu sic sounds pretty contented. But McCart ney slips in a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Pick of the Holiday Season | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

The Iranian troops struck me as the most listless of the U.N. forces, and the Gurkhas from Nepal as the most contented. They brought their bugles and drums with them to Lebanon, and an enormous silver bell used both for ceremonies and for sounding an alarm. "Our King believes in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEBANON: The Thin Blue Line | 5/29/1978 | See Source »

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