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...attempts to warn the country of its own weak defenses. And his harsh, almost mystical withdrawal from public life is sensitively shown as an extension of that first flight, "alone seeing his destination, alone having faith that he can reach it, with people on the sidelines shouting, 'Flying Fool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/7/1980 | See Source »

...population, blacks now provide 10% of the total college enrollment. True, the many black colleges are still inferior to many white ones, and about half of black college students attend traditionally black institutions. But Watson concedes: "The fortunes of black Americans seeking higher education have improved dramatically. Only a fool or a charlatan would deny that there has been progress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: I Feel So Helpless, So Hopeless | 6/16/1980 | See Source »

...allowed to go home for Christmas to keep their families unsuspecting. Men were judged for their compatibility with the machines they would use. Ten or so were squeezed out of the task force when their resolve softened. The planners studied the mentality of the Soviets and were able to fool them, even though elements of the rescue force were maneuvering right beside them. The entire task force discussed the regional politics, the American cause, the likely response of the Iranians and the world. They knew they were the vanguard in a new era of unrest. There was the conviction among...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: The Essence of Courage | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

Through these interviews, we learn of many different types of frustration. Many Black students at Yale express frustration because they feel "alone and alienated" and experience "a conflict between self and society." They must either deny their identity to fit in, "play the Joe-college-fool role," or remain isolated because "people at least on this campus refuse to deal with you," one students says. Rivers, who--in every way--is alien to the largely middle-class Black community on the Yale campus, is also frustrated with the Black students. "People weren't willing to think critically about anything...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Not Only in New Haven | 5/2/1980 | See Source »

Control is his mainstay and he relies on the four basic pitches--fastball, slider, curve and change ("It's my favorite pitch--it's more fun to fool a batter than just overpower him.")--to get the job done. The fastball is his out pitch, the one Wark calls for in crucial situations. Ron's always had a good hard, moving fastball, even in Little League...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Ron Stewart | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

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