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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with Peking. The Communist regime, they figured, would not measure up to Carter's human rights standards. But that thin hope was dashed in June, when Secretary of State Vance declared in a speech that Washington was determined to speed up the rapprochement with Peking-and did not mention Taiwan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Visa Time Again on Taiwan | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

...glimpse the desk where a vacationing President signed several bills into law. "It would have been a terrible shame if they had concreted it and put in a music shell or something," says Sughrue. Nevertheless, he is planning to build seven luxury homes on the property-not to mention a concrete parking lot for the tour buses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 29, 1977 | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

When describing the various feats Superman [Aug. 1] is to perform in the movie, your article casually made mention of his flying round the world in 90 sec. with Lois Lane in his arms. It all sounds romantic I grant you, but anyone else would realize that this stunt is impossible-if not for Superman, then certainly for Miss Lane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 22, 1977 | 8/22/1977 | See Source »

...could save or squash the powerful budget director, who is Jimmy Carter's old pal, former creditor and longtime close confidant. Says Deputy Comptroller C. Westbrook Murphy: "All we're dealing with is the survival of Bert Lance and the reputation of the President, not to mention the performance of some of the biggest banks in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Big Showdown over Banker Bert | 8/22/1977 | See Source »

Thinking Man's CB Reading a book without using hands or eyes is made pleasantly possible by a Los Angeles company called Books on Tape. An immediate hit with housewives and commuters who drive to work-not to mention armchair listeners suffering from workaday eye-strain-the audio tomes are cassettes that are rented by mail at prices ranging from $6.50 to $7.50 plus $1.75 mailing charge for a 30-day period. Recorded by professional actors, the tapes for bookworms are grouped arbitrarily in six main categories: Americana (e.g., H.L. Mencken, Ring Lardner), Classics (Henry Thoreau, Mark Twain), Contemporary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Odds and Trends | 8/22/1977 | See Source »

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