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...these nations together. They are, in some way, a celebration of whatever togetherness there is in the world. The athletes aim to increase their own glory, and that of their country. But their attention, and that of the spectators and TV watchers, is focused on the same object. They, and we the spectators, are part of something larger than ourselves...

Author: By Francis H. Straus iii, | Title: The Olympic Spirit | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

...media was indeed a powerful ally, and finally, with Madison Avenue graciously pledging its continued support and infinite influence to the cause of keeping woman in her place, the FBI dropped its campaign against the feminists, confident that the traditional image of woman as wife, mother and sex object would live forever in the hearts and minds of all Americans everywhere...

Author: By Sarah M. Mcgillis, | Title: The Women's Boom | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

...much Harberger as his friends whom we should object to. For with friends like Harberger's around, it does not seem that Harvard will have to look far to find enemies. Richard Valelly Kenneth Finegold Joseph Singer

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harberger's Friends | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...mountains, lakes and rapid rivers that provide a good water supply and large hydroelectric-power potential." About a million people inhabit its 9304 square miles; only six states are smaller. The state motto, which by a Supreme Court decision may be taped over on license plates by citizens who object, is "Live Free or Die." State flower: purple lilac; bird: purple finch; tree: white birch. Populated by Indians before the Europeans arrived in the 1600s, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788 and the one that made that document legal. A fifth...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: The Quadrennial Quest | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...coat cannot be driven or deducted. It is not an investment object, such as a rare book or print. It cannot be insured at true replacement value. It is likely to be stolen if the owner lets it out of her sight. Checkrooms refuse responsibility. Passers-by mutter about cruelty to animals and starving Cambodians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Manhattan: Mink Is No Four-Letter Word | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

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