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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...argue that in some cases only exoneration by a special prosecutor can free a Government leader of the suspicion that allegations against him were covered up. But Justice officials last week were admitting that the very appointment of a special prosecutor would convince many Americans that Jordan had done something wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Heritage of Watergate | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...European thrift mentality may not be immediately apparent to tourists, but it is strong. Do-it-yourself repairing is popular, meatless days are common, fast foods are rare, and big ticket appliances like washers, dryers and dishwashers are not considered necessities. Shopping is done carefully, with the emphasis on price and quality. Cars may be expensive, but they will be owned for nearly a decade and revitalized with new engines rather than traded in after three years. Executives may buy an expensive tailor-made suit, but it will be made to last seven or more years. Foreign holidays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: How They Live So Well in Europe | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...players who are not strong." The workouts added so much muscle to his 6-ft. 1-in., 190-lb. frame that teammates blinked when he showed up for spring training. Lynn feels his weight-training program will also keep him from tiring during the late season, as he has done for the past few years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Princes for the Throne | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

Cimino submitted a script for the movie last fall to United Artists. The studio agreed to finance the picture for $7.5 million. "A really well-done western hadn't been made in a long time," explains U.A. Senior Vice President David Field. The studio's faith in Cimino was undiminished when the director's script rewrites necessitated a bigger budget of $11.6 million. The film had become more sweeping than a conventional western. It opens in the 1870s with the Harvard graduation of the hero, James Averill, who, like many of his generation, went West to help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Making of Apocalypse Next | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...Freedom of Information Act to gain access to HEW audit files, he has made a nationwide study of the accounting practices of 100 colleges. Among his findings: overbilling of federal research grants for medical insurance; hiding cost overruns with "journal transfers"-the practice of billing one project for work done on another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Sin and Phin | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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