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During that period, the behavior of the hijackers became increasingly erratic and menacing as another deadline approached. At one point, they tied the hostages' hands behind their backs with stockings and doused them with the remaining liquor aboard, apparently to help fuel the flames if they set the plane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Terror and Triumph at Mogadishu | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

The biggest name money could buy was Outfielder Reggie Jackson, whom Steinbrenner, over Martin's strong objections, signed last winter to a $2.9 million five-year contract. From the day Jackson stepped into the clubhouse, the Yankees, already out of sorts, were never out of trouble. Jackson's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Nice Guys Always Finish . . . ? | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

There is no question that drama is a part of leadership. Perceptions, sometimes for the moment, can mean as much as reality. But if they are not rooted in a deeper purpose, then the picture that ultimately emerges is one of an erratic and uncertain President.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Confusing Show Biz with Substance | 10/17/1977 | See Source »

What a difference color can make. In this lush, slightly feverish Italian drama, the color photography is not merely the medium, it is a potent metaphor. In scene after scene, Cinematographer Ennio Guarnier frames the setting-turn-of-the-century Bologna and Venice-in rich, painterly soft focus, but his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Hues and Cries | 8/15/1977 | See Source »

Publicly, Egypt insisted that its bitter four-day mini-war with Libya (TIME, Aug. 1) had been no more than a minor border skirmish. A series of frontier infiltrations and espionage attempts had forced Cairo to teach Libya's erratic strongman, Muammar Gaddafi, a lesson in good manners. Rather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Maxi-Plots Behind a Strange Mini-War | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

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