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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have much in common, including an acquaintanceship that goes back more than 20 years. Both are outspoken believers in the democratic process, men who are convinced that the coming confrontation between province and nation will be resolved without bloodshed or violence. Both, paradoxically, are held in more or less equal esteem by the 4.8 million French-speaking Quebecois, who constitute around 80% of the province's population. And both men, as sons of Quebec, seek the goal that is at the heart of Canada's crisis. That is the preservation of the French language and culture within a country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Secession v. Survival | 2/13/1978 | See Source »

Harvard also proved itself to be at least Northeastern's equal, by avenging its earlier thumping at the hands of N.U., and by winning when it counted most--in the Beanpot...

Author: By Fritz Mcloughlin, | Title: Jack & Co. Do a Number on N.U. | 2/7/1978 | See Source »

William Safire, New York Times columnist and former Nixon speechwriter, who believes in equal opportunity for Democrats to have their own Watergate, raised familiar questions: What did he know? When did he know it? In this case, they were fair questions. Affidavits released last week showed that a veteran Justice Department official, Russell Baker Jr., had been notified by Marston's office as early as last Aug. 17 about an investigation involving Eilberg, a powerful House Judiciary subcommittee chairman. Eilberg's Philadelphia law firm had received a handsome $500,000 in legal fees while helping to obtain federal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: That Mishandled Marston Affair | 2/6/1978 | See Source »

Joey Cornblit is a nice Jewish boy from Miami, and his mother has a complaint. Her son the jai-alai player is the hottest betting commodity in town. Not only is he the first American to equal the Basque masters of the sport, he is, at 22, a reigning champion. Since around $350,000 is wagered each performance in the fronton where Joey holds sway, Mrs. Cornblit, a metalworker's wife, has been besieged by telephone calls: "Did Joey eat his breakfast?" "Did he sleep well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Did Joey Eat? | 1/30/1978 | See Source »

...would deny a blind person with a Seeing-Eye dog equal access to public facilities? A whole slew of restaurants, that's who, even though every state has modified health regulations to guarantee admittance for canine guides. After suffering through exclusion incidents, thousands of blind people now carry a summary of state laws to convince hostile restaurant and club owners of their rights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Briefs | 1/30/1978 | See Source »

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