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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Russell, an employee of a garbage collection firm, would say only that he believes those who live in Cambridge should have first crack at city jobs, and that the "city manager should find as many jobs as there are men to put ot work...

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: The Independent Incumbents | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

...crack in France's leftist alliance has turned into a chasm. Last week the Communists announced that in the next few months they would hold 25,000 mass meetings?at a cost of $2 million ?to "explain" the sins of the Socialist Party to French voters. Abandoning their earlier strategy of silence about the split, the Socialists are busy turning out books and pamphlets defending their position. Both sides refuse to compromise on the contentious issue of how much of French industry should be nationalized under the common program of a leftist government (TIME, Oct. 10). Declared Socialist Leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Center Holds | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

That has been a problem thus far for the Harvard freshmen, which have had two games (Tufts and Boston College junior varsities) canceled, by the opposition. Although pleased with his progress despite the lack of competition, Connors would have preferred a crack at making the varsity. "They let the hockey players play as freshmen, and I think we should have been able to as well," he asserts...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Crimson Frosh Halfback Paul Connors Could Be Harvard's Hope for the Future | 11/3/1977 | See Source »

...first sight, "A Wedding in the Family" looks like "Oh God, another film about the family." It gives Boston film-maker Debra Franco a crack at every visual artist's secret desire--taking classic wedding pictures--and it forces an objective look at the American family. This one eventually pulls through as a questioning of traditional values: Are women accepted as mature human beings if they remain unmarried? Is the security of marriage worth the sacrifice of career and individuality? Franco asks the questions and doesn't fall into the pea soup of trying to answer them...

Author: By Talli S. Nauman, | Title: Women, Weddings and War Canoes | 11/3/1977 | See Source »

...Glos manifesto is bound to embarrass and anger the regime of Party Chief Edward Gierek. Still, it seemed unlikely that the government would crack down on the signers so close to President Carter's scheduled visit to Warsaw in December. In Poland, such a move would only precipitate more protest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Polish Dissent Heats Up | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

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