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...virtue of his consistency, intelligence and charisma, Ted Kennedy inspires the spirit that Jimmy Carter has always tried to capture. He is the vigilant knight who knows how to lead a stagnant country into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 8, 1979 | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

...Dallas (corporate headquarters will remain in New York City, a few blocks from A.P.'s). U.P.I. began audio reporting for radio in 1957, and now supplies news reports to roughly 1,000 stations, 300 more than A.P. In early 1977, the company established a commodity wire report with Knight-Ridder, and also transmits news and regional reports, sports, even physics lessons to home-computer owners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: High Wire Act | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

...Reds loaded the bases in the bottom half of the eleventh to no avail, as Pirate hurler Don Robinson struck out Ray Knight to clinch the contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bucs Top Reds | 10/3/1979 | See Source »

...Kosinski idles away his non-writing time indulging in the extravagance of the ultra-rich; the result is Passion Play. Kosinski writes of possessed and spirited men jousting with civilized culture--Don Quixotes turned competent. Introduced as the world's pre-eminent polo player, Fabian, Passion Play's knight errant, is first found scrounging around New York City for a practice field. His dominant talent and penchant for revenge have driven him from the plush meadows of polo estates. Playing one on one matches with wealthy opponents, writing books about the dangers of horse-back riding, living on a retainer...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Horse Play | 9/27/1979 | See Source »

Whether Sabetti is a knight in King Arthur's court, a linebacker in Harvard Stadium or Iggy Pop with a bomb, he should be successful in his quest to "search and destroy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matt Sabetti: Combining Both Power and Willpower | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

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