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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they are probably wrong. Smith and the white minority of 240,000 who rule over Rhodesia--and over the nearly six million Africans who reside within its boundaries--have beaten the odds for 13 years, and they are doing their darndest to stay in power. True, Rhodesia is closer to a change in rule--either through the domestic process outlined by an "interim agreement" signed in March, or by the intervention of Front troops led by Joseph Nkomo and Robert Mugabe--than it has ever been. But it is likely that Smith and his cohorts will hang on a while...

Author: By Brian L. Zimbler, | Title: Rhodesia: Old Smithie Hangs On | 11/18/1978 | See Source »

...cutting the federal budget, he also advocated more Government spending for agricultural animal research. And in Peoria, when a worried questioner asked why the Air Force was eliminating its ROTC program at Bradley University, Ford said he was "disgusted" by that "incomprehensible" step, and "we will do our darndest to rectify the error...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Pork, Patronage and Promises | 3/22/1976 | See Source »

...land developer in Boulder City, Nev., living "mighty fine"?enough to pilot his own Lear jet. "I'm a very practical person," he says. "I found that with TM I could take life's pressures better. My mind was clearer, and I had a better disposition. The darndest thing about it is that all you have to do is say your mantra twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: THE TM CRAZE: 40 Minutes to Bliss | 10/13/1975 | See Source »

...Your Darndest. In his own ingenuous way, Richard Bach has explained the message of Jonathan: "Find out what you love to do, and do your darndest to make it happen." That urging is what most of the thousands of people who have written Bach seem to take to heart. ("Your book isn't about seagulls at all. It's about how a painter must find his own form whether the public will buy it or not.") Says Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury, a great friend and fan of Bach's: "Jonathan, is a great Rorschach test. You read your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Bird! It's a Dream! It's Supergull! | 11/13/1972 | See Source »

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