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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ability to judge distances. Many truckers disdain the weed, claiming it puts them to sleep. Other truckers argue that, as one of them puts it, "It depends on what kind of smoke you got - Colombia Red Bud, Mexican Brown, home grown." They contend that smoking drivers compensate for loss of reaction time by reducing speed. Says one: "You never see a marijuana smoker chasing a guy down the road...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Georgia: Footnotes from a Trucker's Heaven | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

...assembly delegates said this week they fear a loss of credibility because of controversial elections, and they said they will attempt to pass election reforms to insure more uniform, well-run elections next term...

Author: By Alan Cooperman, | Title: A Shaky Beginning | 2/17/1979 | See Source »

...last night's decisive 66-50 setback to a talented Boston University squad at Case Center was only the sixth loss in 20 games this season for the women cagers, and (keep your wristbands crossed against Yale next Saturday) might very well be their last of the year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Cagers Feel the B.U. Terrier Bite; Hoopsters Suffer Sixth Setback, 66-50 | 2/17/1979 | See Source »

...Well, I guess the question of stature depends on what country and what perspective you're looking at. I would believe the loss of American presence which was predicted at the end of Vietnam has not come about. The feeling that the Americans will control events in fine detail has certainly changed. But if you start with our interests in East Asia, I would argue the most important interest is our relationship with Japan--the third largest economy in the world. I would say the American-Japanese between the Soviets and the Japanese is something worth noticing here. I think...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Triangle Diplomacy | 2/16/1979 | See Source »

...disappointing loss. The Yale team performed very well," coach Paul Moses said following the match...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Yale Stops Racquetwomen In Key Ivy League Battle | 2/15/1979 | See Source »

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