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...food and hunger expert Lester R. Brown says, "The issue is no longer whether food represents power, but how that power will be used." Butz is admittedly a politician as well as an agricultural economist. He would use the power of food more aggressively to restrain the Soviet Union and increase American influence in ravaged areas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: More Powerful Than Atom Bombs | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

...outstanding feature about Wilt was that he was the world's tallest Uncle Tom, which I believe forever made him unable to cope with Bill Russell on or off the basketball court." There are also some nice vignettes about people like Mayor Daley of Chicago and former Georgia governor Lester Maddox, and others of that...

Author: By Andy Quigley, | Title: Winner and Still Champ | 12/3/1975 | See Source »

...Lester acknowledged that the thought of returning to the routine of society contributed to the letdown...

Author: By Clark Mason, | Title: Peril and Stress of Mountain Climbing Told As Scientist Recalls Everest Expedition | 11/26/1975 | See Source »

...Lester said that many members of the expedition admired the comparatively simple lifestyle of their Sherpa guides, in addition to their physical prowess...

Author: By Clark Mason, | Title: Peril and Stress of Mountain Climbing Told As Scientist Recalls Everest Expedition | 11/26/1975 | See Source »

...Lester acknowledged that western climbers are more oriented toward the goal of reaching the peak, while the Sherpas are more in the "here and now," and enjoy every step...

Author: By Clark Mason, | Title: Peril and Stress of Mountain Climbing Told As Scientist Recalls Everest Expedition | 11/26/1975 | See Source »

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