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...Israeli weapons purchases. That year she was also named Israel's first minister to Moscow. Golda ran her embassy like a kibbutz, taking her turn at washing dishes. For a decade she was Foreign Minister under Ben-Gurion, with whom she often fought, and then under her friend Levi Eshkol. Ben-Gurion, despite their arguments, once complimented her as "the only man in the Cabinet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ISRAEL: The Crisis That Became a Revolution | 4/22/1974 | See Source »

...which I would have served. These recommendations were blocked by mysterious forces at higher levels. These forces are not only anticlerical but anti-Catholic. However, they are not typical of the university, and I do not charge the university with either anticlericalism or anti-Catholicism. On the contrary, President Levi is, if anything, pro-Irish Catholic, which shows good taste...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 28, 1974 | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

...reporters, Fiat Chairman Giovanni Agnelli paid a visit to Libya's embassy in Rome, hoping to mollify Gaddafi. Agnelli failed dramatically. Last week the Arab League Boycott Committee in Beirut threatened a ban on all Fiat products in Arab nations unless Agnelli sacks La Stampa Editor Arrigo Levi, a Jew who once fought in the Israeli army. Agnelli is sticking with his editor. If carried out, the threat could be a serious blow to Fiat, which last year did an estimated $50 million worth of business in Arab countries. The Arab move would also set a frightening precedent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Arabs Slap La Stamper | 1/14/1974 | See Source »

Burly Crew. Despite the crush at the Guard, fights rarely erupt. A burly crew of five bouncers keeps order, ousting patrons who utter even the mildest of profanities. Hookers are immediately booted out. A strict dress code outlaws Levi's, tank tops and cutoffs. These rules apparently appeal to the clientele that seeks out the club: a conservatively dressed crowd of nurses and schoolteachers, pilots, salesmen and junior executives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Body Shop | 1/14/1974 | See Source »

...Levi and Lewontin some animals strange...

Author: By Dwight Cramer, | Title: Merry Christmas, Ho Ho Ho | 12/21/1973 | See Source »

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