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And making matters worse, the country is locked in a sticky quasi-religious war which could go on for some time. Celebrations will be hollow-if not muted-this Independence Day.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The French 'Chadize' In Africa | 7/31/1970 | See Source »

All passion is not spent, only suspended. After noting the phenomenon of the blahs, The Columbia News went on to observe: "It seems Middle America is taking a breather in its fight against war, the hippies and the economy to gain some strength for perhaps an all-out assault this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Idea Is to Cool It a Little | 7/27/1970 | See Source »

The Taylor mission proved useful; it may, for instance, have muted Vatican criticism of the U.S. lend-lease program to the Soviet Union. Yet experts on Vatican diplomacy insist that only through continuous representation, constantly keeping its national viewpoint before the Pope, can a nation reap any real benefit from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: New Emissary to the Pope | 7/13/1970 | See Source »

Last week, to take command, Arthur Goldberg came over the horizon blowing a trumpet muted with the first note that he ventured. The owlish, dignified former Supreme Court Justice, hoping that he could summon broad Democratic support to challenge Nelson Rockefeller, began his crusade instead with only a narrow primary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Primaries: The Judge Gets an Argument | 7/6/1970 | See Source »

But when it comes to popularly-based action on the rhetoric of principle, liberalism must of course put down its foot, as Pusey has done. Privilege must be defended, because masses of poor and hungry, like the Vietnamese, will not tolerate an abstract fantasy which, when translated from the muted...

Author: By David R. Ignatius, | Title: Pusey's Mystification | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

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