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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that Moscow has achieved strategic parity, the U.S. nuclear arsenal -once Europe's main line of defense -has been, by and large, matched. As a consequence, the military imbalance at lower levels has taken on a new significance, posing immense potential dangers for Western Europe, which would probably be the battleground in a limited nuclear war. Just how the West should respond to the new Soviet threat in Europe will be the chief topic next week when the Defense Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the 15 NATO states gather for their annual autumn meeting in Room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Meeting Moscow's Threat | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...about 1,000 of 6,000 nuclear warheads now based in Western Europe. In addition, NATO next week will almost certainly propose negotiating with the U.S.S.R. a further reduction of nuclear forces in Europe. Deciding the precise terms of this call for arms talks will be one of the main items before NATO Foreign Ministers. Because neither the Pershing II nor the cruise will be ready for deployment for at least three years, some NATO governments hope that this will give East-West negotiators time to agree on ceilings for Europe-based atomic arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Meeting Moscow's Threat | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...five months to prevent massive deaths from hunger and related diseases. Said Ouch Borith, 28, the neatly dressed director of Cambodia's International Aid Relief Program: "We disregard ideological considerations when it comes to assistance. We will gladly take it from any country. Rice and medicines are the main priorities, but the emphasis is on rice." Since the Khmer Rouge abolished currency, rice has become the only medium of exchange. One kilo fetches a kilo of fish; two kilos are worth a chicken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: There Is Nothing, Monsieur | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...music is charming, heart-warming, and endearing. The main singer, who does the Snoopy parts, sounds exactly like the lead from Pure Prairie League--very clean-cut, young, rural, smalltown America. Lots of fun. Clever lyrics, like...

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

...drove through the main archway of Lowell House, down the steps leading to the main courtyard, circled the courtyard twice and entered the smaller courtyard, Robert Rivkin '82, who witnessed the incident, said yesterday...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: Men Drive Volkswagen Into Lowell Courtyard; University Police Subdue and Arrest One Man | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

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