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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...legislation has become more complex (e.g., energy and tax reform), it has become harder to study, formulate and finally pass. In this time of total communication almost any interest group can gain national attention-and most of them do, bringing a welter of pressures that retard the legislative process beyond anything we have seen in previous years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Not Laws but Inspiration | 11/22/1976 | See Source »

Only the constant perfecting of tees, clubs, and balls has allowed what was once a prohibitively expensive and difficult game to gain its current popularity. Equipment for most other major sports has remained relatively stable since their invention...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Five Centuries of Biodegradable Golf | 11/18/1976 | See Source »

After the round, Sarazen happened to overhear a conversation between two elderly members lounging in the clubhouse. "If I'm not mistaken" one of them said, "Sarazen had a total of 160 for his two rounds in 1923--a 75 and an 85. This year once gain he had a total of 160--a 79 and an 81. He hasn't improved at all over the years...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Five Centuries of Biodegradable Golf | 11/18/1976 | See Source »

Each year, 40 astronomy students receive an undergraduate degree and then gain advanced and specialized training through apprenticeship at one of the observatories, Chang said...

Author: By Michael A. Calabrese, | Title: Chinese Astronomers... Drop in on Harvard | 11/16/1976 | See Source »

...challenged by the somewhat more conservative Defense Minister Shimon Peres, who will probably be a strong opponent to Rabin before the next elections scheduled for September '77. In addition, the threat of the right-wing opposition party is real. The party, headed by Menachim Begin, has recently shown a gain in popularity and could be a strong contestant for power. Rabin, therefore, will have to be extremely careful in his political endeavors...

Author: By Dani Kaufmann, | Title: The Palestinian Issue and an Israeli Proposal: An Hallucination? | 11/16/1976 | See Source »

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