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...alert." Evan, deputy commander of Israel's southern front and an armored expert who fought at Mitla Pass in '67, declined to explain what he meant by the term, but Israeli radar and listening devices round the Mitla are said to be so effective that they can detect Egyptian MIGs preparing for takeoff at bases several miles west of the Suez Canal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Sinai: A Border for Israel | 2/24/1975 | See Source »

...then was that a high Republican traveling with Vice Presidential Candidate Spiro Agnew had got to Mme. Chennault to urge her to carry the message to Saigon. When Johnson demanded to know who the contact on the Agnew plane might have been, the FBI's proven ability to detect such sources suddenly and mysteriously faltered. As one of Johnson's most trusted men put it last week, "The power had passed." Indeed it had. Another conspirator was about to enter the White House, and the FBI was getting ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: L.B.J., Hoover and Domestic Spying | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

...wants to emphasize the "delicacy" of his predicament: "Look, I went to college once, I don't wear my hat indoors. And if a clue comes along and bites me on the ankle I grab it. I am not however an Oxford don. I am a private detective. Is there something you'd like me to detect or are you just polishing up your elocution for next year's commencement?" Pure Chandler. So is the president's riposte: "The district attorney told us you were somewhat overfond of your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Boston Op | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

...even as Crane was working out the Kendall Square deal with Killian and NASA in the early sixties, there were rumblings from within the City Council--rumblings that Crane for the most part failed to detect...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Part II: The Coalitions Fall Apart | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

...woman who is familiar with what her breasts feel like in their normal state should be able to recognize any thickening immediately and detect a lump less than half an inch in diameter. If she does find one, she should see her doctor without delay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Cancer: Self-Examination | 11/4/1974 | See Source »

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