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Addressing the military aspect of such a strategy, Luttwak suggested "putting some more forces back on the East-West chessboard. We should not do it with pawns such as ground troops but with queens and bishops, like high-technology weapons." Agreeing with this somewhat, Hyland nonetheless wondered whether such a move would be politically feasible. He said that "we Americans do not like long, protracted struggles or conflicts. So we are constantly driven to find some simplistic solutions-SALT, détente and others-to the problem. But there is no easy or quick substitute for being prepared to confront...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Can the U.S. Defend Itself? | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

About three-sevenths of South America is covered by Brazil, which borders every South American state except Chile and Ecuador as it extends 2965 miles north-south, and 2691 miles in an east-west direction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: So You Think Hourlies Are Tough? | 3/17/1978 | See Source »

...Communist manifesto hurts East-West relations

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Frost Is Forming Along the Wall | 1/30/1978 | See Source »

...shift my bad mood about 110 miles south of Cambridge, it seems that John Pagliaro will not be playing in this year's East-West Shrine game. For some reason, the guys who wear the funny hats and build all the hospitals think that only two people per year from the Ivy League should be allowed to play in their classic. Dartmouth's outstanding defensive lineman Greg Robinson and Curry are this year's due. Where does this leave Pagliaro? I'll tell you where, home in Derby watching Celebrity Bowling after being one of the premier backs...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: All-Ivy Grid Selections Add Insult to Injury | 11/30/1977 | See Source »

...host to Nikita Khrushchev during the Soviet Premier's 1959 visit to the U.S.; of a heart ailment; in Carroll, Iowa. A pioneer in corn growing and cattle-feeding techniques, Garst arranged the first sale of U.S. corn seed to the Soviet Union-an act that helped ease East-West relations during the cold war. When Khrushchev visited Garst's Coon Rapids farm, he remarked, "I have seen today how the slaves of capitalism live, and they live pretty well." Describing himself as a sort of corn belt Brigitte Bardot" for visiting Russians, Garst continued to welcome them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 21, 1977 | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

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