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The bill now goes to the full Senate, where it will face some fierce lobbying. Douglas Fraser, the president of the U. A.W. and a director-elect of Chrysler, protests that a wage freeze is ridiculous. Still, the freeze seems to have a good chance of passing. Even if it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Putting Brakes on a Bailout | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

Nixon then and there decided upon the mining of North Vietnamese ports. He would speak to the nation on Monday evening, May 8. He would convene the National Security Council on Monday morning.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: WHITE HOUSE YEARS: PART 2 THE AGONY OF VIETNAM | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

In Geneva, Yamani did his best to persuade the cartel to hold the line at $18 per bbl. At one point, the Harvard-educated sheik grew so frustrated with the demands of Iran, Libya and Algeria, which were calling for a base price of at least $25 "to $26 per...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: What It Will Cost the U.S. | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

Against that background, the heads of government of the non-Communist world's seven strongest industrial powers ?Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, West Germany and the U.S.?will convene Thursday in Tokyo's ornate Akasaka Palace to consider what they might do. The meeting, fifth in a series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Great Energy Mess | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

Garry Wills calls himself a conservative, out of convenience. He would rather call himself a "convenientist," a citizen always willing to convene with his countrymen for the public good.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Heart and Head of the Matter | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

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