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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...active Republicans see so much good second-and third-level talent that their delight soon dissolves into worry that these able politicians will devour each other or refuse to join such a melee. To add to their misery, the Republicans hear their favorite political scripture about balanced budgets, the Soviet menace and Big Government being preached from Democratic pulpits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Roses with a Touch of Ragweed | 5/29/1978 | See Source »

Buddy and Murray Robinson, Fromm, Doyle and Leeds, along with Princeton frosh sensation Jay Lapidus and a small handful of lesser lights, will join the Crimson netmen in representing the Eastern League at Athens...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Crimson Teams Take Off for NCAA Tourneys | 5/24/1978 | See Source »

...sales. They did not; despite his favorable comments earlier, New York's Javits, for example, decided not to budge. Adding up the votes, Church realized that seven legislators, including such unchanging anti-sale Senators as New Jersey's Clifford Case, still opposed the deal. He decided to join them. Said one committee member: "He was frightened by the passion of the pro-Israel speeches." Said an angry Carter to staff members: "The next time you get a commitment, let's get some earnest money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Fight over Fighters | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

Fahd's informal majalis usually take place after evening prayers. Petitioners are then invited to join the Prince for dinner. In the huge dining room of Maazar Palace in Riyadh, a black-tied maitre d'hôtel supervised waiters in white robes who on this occasion served Q, meal consisting of asparagus soup, fried shrimps with tartar sauce, kebabs with cooked vegetables, a ragout of okra, meat and rice with almonds, chocolate cake, watermelon and fruit. Most of the guests were not from Saudi Arabia's upper class; many appeared to be desert tribesmen. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Majlis: Desert Democracy | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

...MOST delightful impressions Harvard's pre-freshmen get from their admissions booklets is that they are about to join Pirsig's "real" university--that they are about to start to enrich the collective heritage of reason. It seems that, when they arrive in September, they will be able to take part in the free search for whatever truth may be found at Harvard...

Author: By Tom M. Levenson, | Title: Counter-Revolution at Harvard | 5/16/1978 | See Source »

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