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...demands the withdrawal of Soviet troops but in fact is doing everything to put off this possibility; it is continuing to build up its interference in the affairs of Afghanistan." In a direct attack on Jimmy Carter, he declared: "The anti-Soviet hysteria was needed for somebody riding the crest of this wave to win the presidential election in the autumn." But then, in what may have been a subtle deviation from the Kremlin's hitherto intransigent line, Brezhnev made the point that the Soviets would withdraw their troops when outside interference is "permanently terminated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Deeper into the Quagmire | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

Similarly, junior Ellie Cunningham rode the crest of the Crimson's tide. She notched two 3-0 shutout wins, breezing against Amherst...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Racquetwomen Win Twice In Head-to-Head Finale | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the Tournee series cannot be discussed adequately here. It includes a number of animated commercials (Crest's battle to save Toothopolis is terrific) as well as philosophical discourse, brief wit and ironic humor, a medical polemic and the warm story of a girl outgrowing her parents. It deserves a short look...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Animated Characters | 1/31/1980 | See Source »

...Money Is Freedom" seems to have been engraved on the family crest in Minsk. The older son (Brent Spiner), a lawyer, is making a boodle. He is also spending rather freely on double martinis in rapid sequence, and he smokes in chains. He later switches to jogging, a decision of grave dubiety. What he cannot seem to do is get his nose out of a book or newspaper to pay some loving concern to his Gentile wife (Chris Weatherhead) or provide some fatherly guidance to their two children. This pair, a nine-year-old boy (Eric Gurry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Sunny Kooks | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

...years have passed since this country experienced the progressive shot in the arm which has come to be termed the "Late Sixties." Many movements arose (and subsequently declined) during that era, but one movement which rose up on the crest of the Civil Rights Movement continues to push forward, and remarkably has kept all of its original principles intact. The United Farm Workers' (UFW) Union, led by Cesar Chavez, has weathered 17 years of struggle with California agribusiness and since 1962, has become a viable instrument in representing and protecting farm labor...

Author: By Julie Mondaca, | Title: Stop the Red Coach | 11/7/1979 | See Source »

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