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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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For the Mother of Parliaments, last week's vote was a moment of almost unparalleled suspense. The dimly lit House overflowed as members crowded every inch of the green-padded benches or sat informally on the floor. In the galleries, peers from the House of Lords stood jammed together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Labor Gets the Sack | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

Viet Nam has a troop buildup, China shows off some P.O. W.s

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHEAST ASIA: The Battle of Words Continues | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

If you are looking for a good cry, The Champ might seem a likely bet to deliver the goods. This movie has every tear-jerking device known to Hollywood, and then some. Its central characters are an adorable eight-year-old boy and his loving dad, a has-been boxer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Tear Jerks | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

Voight's performance is a disappointment after his realistic portrayal of a Viet Nam vet in Coming Home. The champ should be a sweet, dumb lug, but Voight comes off as an actor playing a sweet, dumb lug. He affects a Sylvester Stallone accent, clouds his face with introspective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Tear Jerks | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

Last week, after lunching with Cohn and Benson Ford, New York Times Columnist William Safire wrote a savory story. He reported that New York Governor Hugh Carey, the longtime suitor of Ford's daughter Anne, had prevailed on Frank Sinatra to meet with Ford. Safire speculated broadly that Ford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Trouble in the House of Ford | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

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