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Dates: during 1970-1979
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But there were more important reasons for Carter's decision. Despite the risk that the mission's failure could further erode the President's image as an effective global leader, there was a pressing need to take some bold international action to reassure America's friends and allies of Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Final, Extra Mile | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

The meeting lasted far beyond the two hours allotted, and a kosher lunch had to be brought to the Cabinet room. When he emerged from the session, Carter admitted: "Important issues remain to be resolved." Said Begin of the talks: "very serious, very friendly." Earlier the Israelis had been saying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Final, Extra Mile | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

As the picture opens, all the gangs of New York City have gathered in convention at a park in The Bronx, where they plot to take over the town, borough by borough. If they cooperate, instead of fighting one another, says Cyrus (Roger Hill), the Jim Jones-like figure who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Flick of Violence | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

Even if the Chinese armies return home without further incident, the war will not be quite over. As it was, Viet Nam accused the Chinese of leaving a scorched earth behind them, with "plundering, bombing shelling." of China people's did not homes deny and that wanton its troops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHEAST ASIA: Windup off a No-Win War | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

Though Harvard had reluctantly agreed to lower the percentage of men in its student body from 80% to about 70%, that was still short of "equality." Many people doubted that Radcliffe's young, soft-spoken new "president would win further concessions, especially since Harvard's old guard feared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Fair Radcliffe at One Hundred | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

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