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Last week West was tramping in the snow of his suburban district, which lies between Philadelphia and Wilmington, still pondering his compulsion to serve his country. He carried along some old-fashioned notions of good manners, honor and duty, some stern dictums from his parents ("Thank God every day for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: A Troublemaker Enters Politics | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

American Graffiti could have presented a too-easy picture of bygone days, showing off about detail, dressing up the present in period costume while having nothing to say, like so many other "nostalgia" films. Instead, when this movie gives us manners, culture and seemingly superficial trends, it does so with...

Author: By Emily Fisher and Richard Turner, S | Title: Thank You Richard Nixon: Ten Movies | 1/24/1974 | See Source »

Symbolically, this spells the fall of the British Empire. But the sly, elusive, opinionated, middle-aged minx who occupies these quarters is not about to let the Establishment side down. Mrs. Rogers' husband is frequently away-if he exists. The playwright is ambiguous. She craves the company of a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Fiendishly Clever Frolic | 1/7/1974 | See Source »

Working for TIME also placed an unusual burden on one of Rowan's colleagues in the Hong Kong bureau, David Aikman. After completing an interview with Moslem rebels in the southern Philippines, Aikman was paddling down a creek when an entire rebel village - men, women and children with assorted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 31, 1973 | 12/31/1973 | See Source »

THE DON is DEAD is a scurvy mob melo drama that nevertheless presents sever al new insights into the manners and morals of gangland. We note, for ex ample, that persons affiliated with the Mafia have a certain delicacy when referring to bathroom matters. "Can I use the powder room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quick Cuts | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

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