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...television viewers, school seems to be out in Iran, but despite the marchers, the universities are open and classes are generally well attended. More than 200,000 of 35 million Iranians go to the 53 universities and technical schools. Tuition is free, and many students pursuing graduate degrees may linger on campus well into their late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: From the Campus to the Street | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Banning the buss has made parting a sweeter sorrow. "Kissing is up 100%," says Assistant Village Manager Marjorie Emery. Reports Commuter Lawrence Rosskin: "I take a later train so my wife and I can linger under the sign a while." So popular are the signs that they must be taken down on Fridays and erected again on Mondays to keep them from being ripped off. The town has even taken out a copyright and plans to mass-produce the emblems on poster board at $15 a pair. Deerfield has just one more problem to solve. The congestion around the station...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Ban the Buss! | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...million other Sesame Street products. Oh boy! And then we can watch Captain Kangaroo. And Mr. Rogers. And watch the picture on the screen fade into a little tiny dot and then linger on forever before finally dying. And dull. So we'll watch the Christmas tree lights until TV comes on again in the morning. Merry Christmas

Author: By Eric B. Fried and Susie Spring, S | Title: Hark! the Herald Cashiers Ring | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Despite the lopsided score and a few pleasant surprises, the meet did little to dispel the doubts that linger around Harvard's chances in many of the events...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thinclads Storm Past Hapless Bruins in Opener | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

That was the way of it with Alex, who was a sort of instinctive existentialist. He would probably be surprised that so many of the movies he brought into being linger so pleasantly in memory and still find new audiences in revival nouses and on TV. He made them tastefully, with strong narratives and characters, because he happened to be an elegant and literate entrepreneur. But their function was not to secure him immortality but to provide something entertaining and profitable to do with his life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Imperial Alex | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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