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...attack on the Gang of Four is really a criticism of the infallible Mao himself. Not so, says the newspaper. An assault on the Gang of Four is really a blow to protect the thought of Mao. Still, the paper has admitted that many people are "trembling with fright" over the prospect that they may be attacked by radicals in the future for harboring a "wrong attitude toward Chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Dislodging the Remnant Poison | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

Mary Lynch of Eagan, Minn., used to have a pet white rabbit. Her neighbor, Tim Wilson, used to have a pet black cat. One day Cootus the cat crept out, confronted the rabbit, and, according to Lynch, the bunny died of fright. Lynch called the animal warden, and the cat was soon incarcerated at the local police station, where it hissed at its captors. Three hours after catching the cat, the cops carried it off to a firing range and dispatched it with a shotgun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: About Cats' Rights | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

...behavior, shifting from one foot to the other. It should have warned me, but my mind was still on the infant chimps. Suddenly Lana's body hurtled through the air at me and landed against the wall with a ferocious crash. I was expected to jump away in fright, which would have pleased her. But my reactions are always lethargic, and I didn't move - except to blink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Excerpt: Books, Jun. 26, 1978 | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Then there are the solo numbers by The Band. They run through the staple numbers in their concert repertoire, including "Stage Fright," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (perhaps the best number in the film), "The Weight" and other standbys. The Band is so consistent that these songs always sound great, but there is a slight difference between their 1977 renditions and the sound of their 1974 "Before the Flood" tour with Dylan. Four years ago, Garth Hudson's wailing organ played a more central role in The Last Waltz. Robertson's lead guitar dominates most of the songs...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: The Medicine Show Packs Up | 6/6/1978 | See Source »

...might recall the fright of innocent southern Lebanese villagers during the Israeli incursion into Lebanese Arqub area, a four-day attack in February and March 1972. That Israeli retaliation to fedayeen raids brought the largest military operations to date against Lebanese villages--which caused even the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israel. Again, heavy civilian Lebanese casualties were sustained the following June when the Israelis staged air attacks on Lebanese villages following a renewal of fedayeen activity...

Author: By Nina J. Lahoud, | Title: Thirty Years of Frustration | 5/16/1978 | See Source »

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