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For too long we have been depicted as happy, contented natives of Aloha Land, eager to greet the next planeload of tourists.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 29, 1977 | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

There are moments in Annie Hall when whole world seems responsive to Allen`s deniand for total candor, if only through directorial manipulation. Early in the movie, Allen has his elementary school classmates reveal, in childish lisps, their future careers--from businessman to dope pusher. At another point, subtitles disclose...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: A Nervous Romance | 5/19/1977 | See Source »

When one is poor and angry, one is a proletarian revolutionary; when one is in power and contented, one becomes a bourgeois-minded elitist.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 11, 1977 | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

As the parade drew to a close, Southie residents returned to the bars and open houses that offered free food, and the camaraderie of neighbors. Outwardly, at least, the people of South Boston seemed happy and contented. Where Were the Fighting Irish?

Author: By Michael A. Mccalabrese and Gideon R. Mcgil, S | Title: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

Brigade of Bigots. Certainly, Fred Cowan showed disturbing similarities to Kiritsis. Both were lifelong losers. The balding Cowan was unable to make friendships with girls, contented himself instead with gun collecting and muscle building. Cowan's attic bedroom was jammed with rifles, pistols, bayonets, hand grenades and a collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Season of Savagery and Rage | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

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