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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ironically, Hoffman's painter colleagues who specialized in pessimistic views about the world expressed frequent feelings of pity for "poor Hans" who nevertheless adhered to a brighter view of things--a view which his canvases reflect. Hoffman, perhaps not in-coincidentally, was one of the few major abstract expressionists who did not commit suicide or experience periods of mental instability...

Author: By Karyn E. Esielonis, | Title: Unveiling Unconsciousness | 10/12/1978 | See Source »

...accounts for more than 60% of its production. Given the Arabs' weight in OPEC councils, it is almost certain that some price increase, possibly along the lines of the Saudi Arabians' suggestion of 5% on Jan. 1 followed by subsequent hikes of 2% or 3% at "relatively frequent intervals," will be adopted when all the cartel's members meet in Abu Dhabi in December...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Costlier Oil | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

Ferrick said Westerners' frequent lack of faith in an afterlife may encourage altruistic activities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Humanist Ferrick Gives Response To Solzhenitsyn | 10/3/1978 | See Source »

Thievery in various forms has become all too frequent over the past three years in the production fields and exploration areas of the South and Southwest that are the heart of what petroleum people call the U.S. Oil Patch. Spurred by the rise in oil prices, drilling activity has reached its highest level since the '50s, resulting in an acute shortage of pipe, drill bits and other oil-exploring and -producing equipment. Orders for derricks can take as much as 18 months to fill. Buyer impatience has spawned a burgeoning subindustry: a booming black market for stolen oil equipment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Midnight Oil | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

That craziness is the best part of Williams' frequent weekend gigs at such Los Angeles clubs as the Comedy Store and the Improvisation. His act has few props, no sight gags, no patented one-liners; for Williams, the delivery is everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Robin Williams Show | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

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