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As the country's former top cop, Honecker enjoys strong support from the East German security services-and from the Soviets, who maintain 20 combat-ready divisions in East Germany. The Russians, in fact, call him "nash chelovyek" (our man). Honecker's only known diversion is hunting, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: The Russians' New Man in East Berlin | 5/17/1971 | See Source »

In the 13th century, Arab weavers are said to have discovered that instead of snipping unneeded lengths of twine from finished products, they could braid it into an attractive, decorative fringe with a series of simple knots. Slowly the technique spread north to Europe. In 1689 when William of Orange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Knotty but Nice | 5/17/1971 | See Source »

However, before actually showing the Shuffle. Ali gave a dissertation on its nature and use. Explaining that his punch had been timed by Sports Illustrated at four one-hundredths of a second, and that the average reaction time is 25 one-hundredths, "It's humanly impossible for you to get...

Author: By Tony Hill, | Title: The People's Champion of the World | 5/5/1971 | See Source »

SAM SHEPARD is one of the brightest people in contemporary theatre, with credits ranging from La Mama to Zabriskie Point. In La Turista, he has written a vehicle which succeeds on the level of farce, yet never seems at home on any other level. The play breaks cleanly at the...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: The Theatregoer La Turista | 2/12/1971 | See Source »

Managers at Harvard are an unusual breed. As a group, they are probably the most professionally capable, easily likable, and devoutly involved people in the whole sports program. At the same time, they make up the most amusing collection this side of Cambridge City Hall. Last week, a group of...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Managers: Part I Tripping with the Ants | 1/25/1971 | See Source »

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