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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...would have been hard for a man of Ford's plain dimensions to fail in Japan and Korea, where his mission was one of apology and renewing affection (it will take months to get the true measure of Vladivostok). But even on this guided tour, there was the vaguely uncomfortable feeling all along the trail that the man was doing the right thing at the wrong time. Not for Japan, not for Korea, not even for the Soviet Union, but for the United States of America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: A Time to Put the Big Jets to Rest | 12/2/1974 | See Source »

Such administrators are restricted to dealing with minority affairs and thus are isolated from the general decision-making process. Not only are their posts limited in scope, but they also fail to provide the training needed for advancement. A number of blacks believe they are in little more than dead-end jobs...

Author: By Ron Davis and Lisa M. Poyer, S | Title: For Black Faculty and Administrators, It's Not an Easy Life | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

Bulldog Sherill Henry fed the loose ball back to Reyter. This time Reyter didn't fail. He slammed it into the unattended left side of the net to knot the game...

Author: By Kurt J. Holland, | Title: Soccer Team Ties Yale to Finish Season, 7-4-2 | 11/23/1974 | See Source »

...respectable advertiser, for example, would fail to identify himself when he places an advertisement in order to sway public opinion; yet the return address on the envelope is the only identification of Gallo's advertisements when they arrive at The Crimson. By the same token, no respectable newspaper publishes unidentified political advertising. The company's first advertisement was published unidentified because of a technical error; The Crimson provided a standard identification line on the second advertisement...

Author: By Rich Meislin, | Title: Sour Grapes | 11/20/1974 | See Source »

Loeb also said he would not rule out the possibility of an invasion of an oil-rich nation if a Manhattan-type project oriented towards energy were to fail...

Author: By Michael Messerschmidt, | Title: Union Leader Publisher Says Party System Lacks Division | 11/20/1974 | See Source »

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