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...snob; she does not believe that life could be better, only that existence for people of her breeding is not as nice as it once was. In between lurid fantasies of sexual violence, Ahmed is petulantly worried that a revolution may go on without him at the helm: "When everybody wants to fight, there's nothing to fight for. Everybody wants to fight his own little war, everybody is a guerrilla." The native politicians are corrupt, the foreign businessmen avaricious, and the people either lethargic or criminal. When an uprising does flare, it is nasty and inept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Burnt-Out Cases | 12/1/1975 | See Source »

Great Britain's Prince Charles has received his first command. Now 27, he will take the helm of H.M.S. Bronington, a sturdy 360-ton minehunter that spends most of its time plowing the North Sea in search of World War II mines. Though the appointment is considered a bleak and boring one among old salts, England's future King is known to welcome any sea duty as a way to escape from royal protocol. On the Bronington, however, Charles may long to be a landlubber again. Explains Kelly Green, 23, a cook on the ship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 20, 1975 | 10/20/1975 | See Source »

...foregone conclusion, on the other hand, that Harvard's offense with Jim Kubacki at the helm will put some points up on the board. Cornell has not had a strong defense since All-East middle linebacker Bob Lally graduated a few years back, and it's the Big Red defense that is to be held accountable for Cornell's 1-2 record thus far this season...

Author: By Andrew P. Quigley, | Title: Harvard Meets Cornell Today | 10/18/1975 | See Source »

...chief overseer of Columbia's rising fortunes is former Boston College assistant coach Bill Campbell, who is in his second year at the helm. Campbell has won but one of eleven games during his stay at Baker Field, but he realizes that when you have to rebuild from the depths of the basement, you don't reach the attic overnight...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Improving Lions Invade Stadium for Ivy Opener | 10/11/1975 | See Source »

With quarterback Greg Geiger at the helm and running back David Cummings doing the majority of the work, the Terriers proceeded to run off another nine plays, culminating with a 3-yard blast by fullback Mark Chimento into the Harvard endzone at 8:42 of the first period...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Boston University Stuns Crimson, 13-9 | 10/6/1975 | See Source »

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