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CARL SAGAN'S MISSION--to popularize contemporary science--is beyond reproach. Yet, like a hard-sell broker, his execution is chronically faulty. In this collection of 25 essays he spreads before the reader a whole gamut of the most tasty scientific ideas, concepts, and predictions, ranging from the prospect of...

Author: By James Aisenberg, | Title: Carl's Charisma | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

CARSON CITY. Nev.--The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to stay the execution of convicted murderer Jesse Bishop, who says he wants to be executed as scheduled.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Execution Not Stayed | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

A President cannot take away the curse of a controversial decision by hesitation in its execution. Use of military force must always be made with a prayerful concern for Bismarck's profound dictum: "Woe to the statesman whose reasons for entering a war do not appear so plausible at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: CRISIS AND CONFRONTATION | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

But the President's new, democratic guise is blatantly at odds with his previous words and deeds. He is generally regarded as the architect of the Taraki government's most repressive measures, including the execution of at least 2,000 political prisoners, the imprisonment of 30,000 others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Murder in the Mountains | 10/1/1979 | See Source »

Harvard coach Mike Strickland attributed the disappointing loss to defensive mistakes. "We have to concentrate on the execution of simple things," he said after the game.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wesleyan Beats J.V. Booters, Suffers First Loss of Year | 9/27/1979 | See Source »

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