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Dates: during 1970-1979
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For the past few months, though, Cuba has been campaigning aggressively both to seize the leadership of the movement and to steer its political direction squarely into the orbit of its principal ally, the Soviet Union. Cuban delegates insist there is a "natural alliance" between the nonaligned movement and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUMMITRY: Showdown in Havana | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

The Israelis themselves are clearly worried about the effects of the recent raids. Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan questioned whether the policy was worth the price in terms of world opinion, but the Israeli Cabinet decided that the strikes should continue. Some Cabinet members also criticized Dayan for engaging in a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Scorching Lebanon | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

Mondale then stopped off in the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an (Sian) where tens of thousands of Chinese streamed into the streets in a spontaneous outpouring of pro-American feeling.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Mondale Crosses the Boundary | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

In 1970 Michael Egan, a roofer in Pomona, Calif., fell off a ladder and seriously injured his back. Though he could walk, he was no longer able to work. But Egan thought he was protected: he had taken out an insurance policy that guaranteed him $200 a month for life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Big Bucks from Bad Faith | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

When the California court was ruling on the Egan case, Lawyer Shernoff was off in Mississippi instructing another jury in what he calls "the therapeutic concept of punitive damages." His client this tune was Wilfred Fayard, 58, a sheet metal worker, who had suffered a back injury while carrying a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Big Bucks from Bad Faith | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

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