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...doubts Sears' ability to understand shifting political realities. "Sears is the best strategist in the business," declares David Keene, who is managing the national campaign of George Bush, Reagan's rival with the finest organization in Iowa. "But this is his last shot. He has something to prove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Going Far by Going Slow | 1/21/1980 | See Source »

...Rosenbloom's determination will be pitted in the Super Bowl against a carefully constructed football team coached by Chuck Noll that may be the finest in the history of the game. The family franchise in Pittsburgh is as peaceful as the Rams' is stormy. Owner Art Rooney Sr., 78, has turned over the operation of the Steelers to his two sons. Dan, 46, team president, runs the business side. Art Jr., 43, is a vice president and the man who has assembled a marvelously balanced team led by Quarterback Terry Bradshaw, 32, who survived his trial by fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Super Bowl: A Family Affair | 1/21/1980 | See Source »

CLASSICAL Berlioz, Les Troyens (Philips, 5 LPs, 1970). Berlioz's grandest opera, powerfully conducted by his finest current interpreter, Colin Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: THE BEST OF THE SEVENTIES | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

Sugarplums, humbug! After covering the pre-Christmas offerings at some of the world's finest auction houses for this week's cover story on the "collectibles" craze, several TIME collectors had visions of something more elaborate dancing in their heads. Their Christmas lists follow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 31, 1979 | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

...last men's event in the World Gymnastics Championships, the finals in the individual competition on the high bar, and the Soviets' Alexander Tkachev went first. He was trailing Kurt Thomas, the finest male gymnast in U.S. history, by just .025 points. Leaping up to the bar, Tkachev spun through a series of dazzling maneuvers. He launched himself into a twisting flyaway somersault, swooped down, then grabbed the bar a split second before crashing to the floor. Finally, Tkachev arched his body high above the bar, twisted through another flying double somersault with two half-twists and landed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Coming of Age in Fort Worth | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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