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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...look at Rubery Owen, I think if there is anything that didn't go on the ark, we have got it. Only once did anyone bother to try and fix up Darlaston. That was in 1960, when Princess Margaret visited Rubery Owen. The factory had such a face-lift as we couldn't recognize it. Wherever they decided she was going to go, the paint went on. I think they must've touched up the clouds. Looks as if we got to get some other monarch down here before it has another bit of paint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN/SPECIAL REPORT: UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS AT THE FACTORY | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

...department in effect halted further sales to the Russians last month so that it could gauge the size of the U.S. harvest. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz has said that Soviet purchases so far will lift retail food prices, already up 3.8% since January, by no more than another 1.5%; he now believes that the Russians could buy another 10 million tons without increasing prices much further. Meanwhile, some Administration economists fear that this year's grain sales could lead to a price surge in 1976. If grain stocks are low going into the new year and something should then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GRAIN: Meany's Rebellion | 9/8/1975 | See Source »

...fall and spring, and many devout 'Cliffe dwellers say they like the feeling of walking home after school, away from the noise and bustle of the College. A shuttle bus runs between the campuses at night, and if you miss it, the University Police will give you a lift, since the walk through the Common can be dangerous. People who live in the Quad generally plan their day around the walk--they come down to Harvard in time for their first class and stay until their last, often eating lunch at the Union which is open to anyone who wants...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: Cliff Dwellers and Yard Pests | 9/1/1975 | See Source »

...which he calls "therapeutic," were written in mid-marriage with the help of a therapist or counselor, mainly to "get the most obvious kinds of annoying behavior out on the table." Two representative provisions: "Wife will not say she does not believe her husband loves her" and "husband will lift the toilet seat before urinating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: Ties That Bind | 9/1/1975 | See Source »

When I first saw the cover, a tear ran down my cheek. With the help of the American people, Gerald Ford will lift this country out of its bind and once again instill the love of democracy in the hearts of Americans everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Aug. 18, 1975 | 8/18/1975 | See Source »

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