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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...North Korea's self-appointed ''great and beloved leader,'' might try once more to fulfill his lifelong dream of reuniting the peninsula by conquest. The crisis in the South seemed just the sort of opportunity that might tempt him to gamble on an American lack of resolve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH KOREA: Assassination in Seoul | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...half again as many written opinions as it did 25 years ago, and at term's end, the Justices often find ''themselves rushing to finish their drafts. Says Powell: "The pressure of time prevents us from going from chamber to chamber to work things out. The lack of opportunity for collegiality diminishes as the case load increases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Inside the High Court | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...same time he admits the tremendous insularity of theoretical physics. In fact, this is one of its charms. "I like physics better," he says, "for its lack of practical applications." But with a smile, he quickly qualifies this: "of course physicists could do plenty of other things if they wanted to you know--but I never was one for building mousetraps...

Author: By James Aisenberg, | Title: An Invitation To Stockholm | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Complaining that senior citizens are not able to get around to take advantage of state services provided for them, McGurk proposes an increase in city appropriations, asking for more funds to alleviate the elderly's lack of mobility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: City Council Profiles | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...surprising lack of turnovers in the first half was more than made up for in the final two periods when the teams combined for five interceptions and three fumbles. Of these eight miscues, the Bruins wound up with the ball seven times...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Don't Forget Galoshes | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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