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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Fanciful though Amalric's thesis may seem, there are serious students who accept all or part of it. Most observers, however, would be stunned if the U.S.S.R. were to collapse in the foreseeable future-much less within 15 years, and in the manner foreseen by Amalric. While he need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: An Apocalyptic View of Russia's Future | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Former Major General Pyotr Grigorenko spent 34 of his 63 years in the Soviet Army. In 1961, however, he had the temerity to criticize the "Khrushchev cult" at a party meeting. That outburst eventually cost him his army career, and sent him off to an asylum for 14 months as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Dissent = Insanity | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Meteorologists blame the flood on a shift in the Azores high-pressure area from 35° north latitude, where it normally centers, to 45° north. The shift eliminated summer rains from most of Europe and brought unusually warm and sunny weather. Meanwhile, cool air suddenly began to flow from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia: The Big Flood | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Here and there the floods left a boon. On the Kairouan plain, 80 miles south of Tunis, a three-foot layer of soil was washed away, uncovering a sizable Roman village. Inland lakes eight miles wide were created by rainfalls of 16 inches in 24 hours. The lakes are now...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia: The Big Flood | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Help from Abroad. Foreign Minister Bourguiba, son of the founder and President of Tunisia, has spent most of his time since the flood pleading for foreign assistance. Morocco, France and the U.S. sent helicopters that brought food and medical personnel to isolated areas and flew stranded families out. The U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia: The Big Flood | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

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