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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Tocqueville described a unique feature of the American system. It is the spontaneous working of a creative public spirit. Out of this fundamental national trait have come such vitally important institutions as libraries, museums, civic organizations, great universities, the United Way, the Little Leagues, the Salvation Army, symphony orchestras, garden clubs, historical societies, adoption services, hospitals, religious organizations, Alcoholics Anonymous, the 4-H clubs. Indeed, this American spirit reaches into almost every field of human interest. Tied to another powerful American tradition -that of private giving for public purposes-the volunteer spirit has released incredible human energy and commitment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Threat to an American Tradition | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

...fire simultaneously, raining eight thousand rounds a minute into an area the size of a football field, driving a bullet into every six inches of ground. As this lumbering weapons sytem circles a battlefield, the stream of lead is played back and forth like a murderous garden hose; all exposed living creatures...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: Book Review | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

When his schedule permits, the Prince likes to spend his evenings with a small circle of discreet friends, who call him simply "Wales." He telephones them to join him for the theater, a shooting weekend or dinner at a favorite London restaurant, like Boulestin in Covent Garden. Among his cronies: Merchant Banker Lord Tryon and his Australian wife; Lord Tollemache, heir to a brewing fortune; Insurance Broker Nicholas Soames, a grandson of Winston Churchill; Barrister Richard Beckett. When dining alone, Charles favors light meals (one favorite: scrambled eggs and smoked salmon). He does not smoke, keeps fit by jogging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: The Man Who Will Be King | 5/15/1978 | See Source »

...suddenly set fire to the silly garden... she felt herself swept into this fire, free, trans figured, free...

Author: By Giselle Falkenberg, | Title: Guaranteed Nothingness | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

...Fell to Earth will land in the Boston Garden at 8 p.m. Saturday, and if you can stand David Bowie you might as well go and kick in you $7.50-$10.00 to hear him. Hopefully, he will fall from the stage...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: We Warrened You | 5/4/1978 | See Source »

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