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That too is symbolic: as individual human beings, the hostages have all but vanished from the world's sight. No outsider has seen the main group of hostages since April 6, when a number of American clergymen held Easter services in the seized U.S. embassy. There has been no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dominating American Thought and Policy | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

NCPAC has never disguised its over-the-shoulder technique. "We exploit the past records of incumbents," says Dolan, "showing that they have not responded to their constituents' needs and desires." Preparing for the execution in Idaho, Dolan said last year, "By 1980, there will be people voting against Church, without...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Take the Next Right | 12/12/1980 | See Source »

Three Harvard professors have joined an international group of scholars and politicians in an appeal to the South Korean government for the release of Kim Dae Jung, a prominent dissident facing execution.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Professors Ask Release Of South Korean Dissident | 12/9/1980 | See Source »

KUROSAWA, at age 70, displays a simple and confident technique; the camera is always placed for maximum poetic and dramatic effect, and he rarely resorts to flashy editing. He wrings remarkable comedy from a stock situation (the impersonator), but because the characters have such depth, and because the story accumulates...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: By Indirection | 12/6/1980 | See Source »

While notching victories from both the one- and three-meter boards, Crimson sophomore Jeff Mule established himself as the man to beat among Ivy League divers. Paul Opperman, Columbia's number one entrant gave Mule a run for his money on the low board, but couldn't quite catch the...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Aquamen Douse Lions, 77-36 | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

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