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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crippled because of its own stupidity and highhandedness. That we suffer an intelligence gap is its fault, not the fault of those who reacted to scandal and are understandably mistrustful of its "Trust us-just one more time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 21, 1979 | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

Justice for the Mennonites The situation of the Mennonite immigrants in west Texas [April 30] is a stark example of the great gap that can exist between the law and justice in any nation. That these devout and industrious people can be deprived of their life savings and deported under the laws of the U.S. constitutes a tremendous travesty of justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 21, 1979 | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

...important would have allotted ration coupons on the basis not of car ownership but of past gasoline consumption, thereby funneling more to Western and rural states. Besides, the Senate passed a resolution that the plan should go into effect only if gasoline supplies fell 20% below demand, a greater gap than anyone presently expects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Gas: A Long, Dry Summer? | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

Following a scoreless second period, the Rangers closed the gap to 2-1 midway through the third, when a face-off in the Canadien zone bounced off the skate of defenseman Serge Savard and past Ken Dryden's right pad. Ron Duguay was credited with the goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Canadiens Stop Rangers, Take 2-1 Lead in Finals | 5/18/1979 | See Source »

...reason for America's lag in productivity and gap in balance of payments is that the U.S. has lost much of its lead in innovation. Not in a long time have Yankee tinkerers produced an invention to rival nylon or the transistor. U.S. scientists and engineers have brought forth some fascinating new products, including talking toys and maybe the Moodymobile, but the ingenious Europeans and Asians are being granted an ever increasing share of the patents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Executive View by Marshall Loeb: Connecting for Innovation | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

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