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Word: longing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stuff." For the past six winters, Medina and her husband have made do with the 60° to 65° provided by a fireplace, southern exposed windows, weather stripping and heat from surrounding apartments. Says she: "We discovered the layered look in clothing long before it was in fashion, but we're healthy, our plants seem to flourish and our cats grow pelts like minks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 24, 1979 | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...last spring Dr. Dunk's achievements had made him one of the most sought-after high school players in the U.S. More than 200 colleges were hoping to snag him. Dozens of coaches or their representatives made the long trek to the Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In North Carolina: The Strange Case of Dr. Dunk | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...Panama expressed interest last week in accepting the deposed monarch, Jimmy Carter dispatched White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan to Panama City to talk with Strongman Omar Torrijos Herrera. The two men had developed a good rapport during the Panama Canal treaty negotiations in 1977, and after a long afternoon session with Jordan, Torrijos agreed to extend a firm invitation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Good Will Toward Men? | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...moderate of the two parties. It practices the same religion as Khomeini, but it differs in wanting to establish a classless society, or "pure Shi'ism." The party boycotted the referendum on the theocratic constitution, and it refused to surrender the arsenal it had built up during its long struggle against the Shah. Persecuted by Khomeini forces, the Mujahedin nevertheless feel they are spiritually akin. Says a party leader: "The struggle is between two kinds of Islam, two kinds of Shi'ism, not them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Through Blood and Fire | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...this course is extended much more, then the second part of the Kissinger theorem of power will come into play. How Carter responds to the long haul will determine American effectiveness around the globe for years. Last week when the President announced his new military plans he did not seem to be overjoyed at the prospect of buying more arms. But there was a somber exhilaration in his manner suggesting that he had at last found the place where some of the presidential power is stored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Gulliver Is Up and Around | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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