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...Williams, eloquent trib utes to the English tongue and moving explorations of the human spirit. This is not to say that Small Craft Warnings is on a par with the durable canon of his finest plays. Here he reminds us of the size and scope of his genius, but dis plays it diminuendo. Call this then a five-finger exercise from the man who is the greatest living playwright in the Western world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Clinging to a Spar | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

...will be responsible for almost as many basic decisions in auto design as the auto companies' engineers. Stiffer regulation, however, is not a constraint on free enterprise. In an increasingly large and complex economy, regulation is what prevents the pursuit of profit from leading to harmful products, destructive dis-economies like pollution, the exploitation of customers and other threats to the stability of the business system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Future of Free Enterprise | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

...legacy for his wife. Instead of dying, he lingered on to become a chronic writer. Rich, healthy Howard, by contrast, can think of nothing better to do than squander his easy money on a banal overseas tour and then commit suicide. It is not that Howard is outraged or dis gusted by life; he simply does not know what to do with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Clockwork Kumquat | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

...Pakistani journalists when they asked about his repeated promises of a return to democracy for his country. "The people did not bring me to power. I came myself." The stocky former army chief of staff, a Pathan who came to power in 1 969 when widespread strikes and dis orders forced President Ayub Khan to step down, showed his quick temper last week during an impromptu speech at a late-night dinner in Islamabad. Lash ing out at Indira Gandhi, he said at one point: "If that woman thinks she will cow me, I refuse to take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: India and Pakistan: Poised for War | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

Faraway Places. Despite their dis agreements over what rate structure to adopt, IATA members are generally reluctant to start a price war. "Most trans atlantic airlines are hard put to make ends meet these days," explains Luft hansa Spokesman Claus Dehio, "so fares will have to be kept to a reasonable level, probably just below the rates suggested at Montreal." Still, there is considerable feeling that IATA fares must come down to a level competitive with charter airlines, which are stealing a growing volume of North Atlantic passengers by offering fares as low as $90 one way. Though traffic between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: The Uncertain Sky | 9/6/1971 | See Source »

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