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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

Obviously, that government has to come down, and they know it. Their interpretation is that the I.R.A. is trying to destroy them.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN IRELAND: It is Clearly a War Situation | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

Schmidt's government has expressed sympathy for the gypsies' cause; one official has urged it to settle the compensation issue "promptly and generously." If that does not happen soon, some gypsies are prepared to take further steps to underscore their grievances. One tactic under consideration: inviting arrest by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST GERMANY: The Nazis' Forgotten Victims | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

When he boldly 'tackled the twin problems of runaway inflation at home and a hemorrhaging dollar abroad by tightening credit and raising interest rates a month ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker was almost universally hailed. The road down from 13% inflation would be long and difficult, but it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Volcker's Pinch Begins | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

Los Angeles area, where home prices formerly rose fast and frequently, sellers have been forced to reduce $140,000 bungalows to $120,000. In Chicago, sales in new home projects are down 68% since January.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Volcker's Pinch Begins | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

Big Three auto sales last month were down a jarring 23% from a year ago, and the industry has laid off 93,600 of its 765,400 hourly workers. Executive recruiters are receiving considerably fewer requests to find and hire managers.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Volcker's Pinch Begins | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

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