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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Labor has won a number of concessions from the Nixon Administration, including pay hikes that surpass the 5.5% guideline. But if the time comes when Nixon must crack down, union members are likely to forget their differences with George Meany and close ranks behind him. There are already signs of just that. Says David Crippen, a member of the Social Services Employees of Los Angeles: "For what must be the first time in its history, this local is supporting Meany." The Battle of Bal Harbour was an opening skirmish in what promises to be a long, bitter political campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Battle of Bal Harbour | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

...love to crack sunflower seeds, To walk the road in sandals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ISRAEL: The Person Behind the Patch | 11/29/1971 | See Source »

...Penn, defense has a weakness, it is against the running game. The Crimson's Ted DeMars and Richie Gatto, who were bottled up against Dartmouth, will have to crack the Quaker line this afternoon if Harvard is to have a good day offensively...

Author: By Grady M. Bolding, | Title: Crimson Meets Inquiry-Ridden Quakers; Restic will Make QB Choice at Kickoff | 10/30/1971 | See Source »

...Humphrey was just too dim-wittedly good-humored to get a crack at the part. Not with a pro like Richard Milhous Nixon to contend with. For when it comes to being a stand-up-sit-down-fall-out comedian Mr. Nixon always was, still is, and always will be, as they say in the trade, a natural...

Author: By Gregg J. Kilday, | Title: Hey kids, what time is it? It's Richard Nixon time! | 10/29/1971 | See Source »

Rutledge has produced the obligatory respected books-The German Tradition in American Political Thought -and the obligatory handsome children. But with his daughters, the unflawed pattern begins to crack. Though Louisa, the older girl, is as in love with her father as he is with her-a near case of incest-she senses the dry rot behind his probity. Touring Africa, she sees Third World poverty and asks her father to put his money where his mouth is. The radicalizing of his teen-ager catches Henry faking. He begs the question. Like a deceptively mild inquisitor, Author Read keeps turning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hope Against Hope | 10/25/1971 | See Source »

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