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"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. doesn't have a red nose--a birth defect, a mutation due to radioactive waste," he explained.

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Councilors, University Officials, Santa Discuss Radioactive Waste Questions | 11/20/1979 | See Source »

In Minneapolis too the hard-nosed cop image seemed to lose its appeal. It was personified in that city by Charles Stenvig, a policeman who won three two-year terms as mayor, the most recent in 1975. He tried for a fourth last week, distributing one pamphlet in which he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Strong Currents of Change | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

The scoring began with 10:17 remaining in the first half, when Maggi Smeal, whose hard-nosed defense terrorized Harvard forwards all day, dribbled the ball past Crimson goalie Betty Ippolito.

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Stung by Yale, 3-1, Amid Complaints of Officiating | 11/3/1979 | See Source »

Along with his saturnine sideman, Georges Pompidou, "le grand Charletan" provided the Duck with a target as big as the Ritz. He was caricatured endlessly and uproariously as an arrogant, sleepy-eyed, bulbous-nosed autocrat.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Duck Hunting | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

As the sleek white vessel nosed into Tokyo harbor last week, the Japanese markings were clearly visible on the superstructure. The crew of the 13,000-ton vessel was Japanese too, from the ship's captain to the deckhands. But emblazoned on the hull in red, white and blue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Slowing the Juggernaut | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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