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That voice was supposed to be the voice of Jimmy Carter. But Carter, inexperienced and impetuous in foreign affairs, subject to conflicting advice and distracted by domestic problems, has often vacillated and improvised. The consequence has been a series of foreign policy reverses. The problems of U.S. relations with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vance: Man on the Move | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

There are at least two memorable performances in the film--but they come from characters on the periphery. One is Francis Faye's Madam Nell, the whorehouse madam. She delivers a series of deadpan wise-cracks with the dry timing of a George Burns, and this cool sexual sarcasm produces...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Malle a la Coquette | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

As a newly appointed aide to Strategic Air Command Boss Curtis LeMay, Lieut. Colonel David C. Jones was apprehensive when he planned a 1956 flight with the tough-talking general to Goose Bay in Labrador. Jones' concern turned out to be justified. LeMay walked unexpectedly through a door in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Team Player for the Joint Chiefs | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

After landing at Larnaca, Melling pulled up to the terminal and shut off his engines. Suddenly he noticed a strange plane taxiing by. It was a C-130E with Egyptian markings. What if the hijackers saw the plane and panicked? Melling quickly distracted them. Motioning behind him toward the cabin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: I Knew That You'd Make It' Aboard Cyprus Airways Flight 007 to Djibouti and back | 3/6/1978 | See Source »

Cooper had one 5-4 loss, to Yale's Jennifer Albert in her second bout. Distracted by some controversy on the nearby men's strip over a particular call, Cooper's concentration wavered and Albert took advantage.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bulldog Fencers Bathe New Haven in Crimson Blood | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

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