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Many of the differences have a solid political basis. For instance, Andreas recently declined to endorse a statement issued in Athens by four other "liberationist" groups early last month. His objections, however, were entirely understandable in the context of the junta's origin...
Whatever the origin of a story idea, when it reaches print in the Monthly it bears the Peters imprint: well-documented, straightforward, calm-and tough. As his fellow muckraker I.F. Stone comments: "It's a responsible magazine. It doesn't go in for half-assed hysterics." The format fits the approach: the Monthly is about the size of National Geographic but as deliberately subdued in appearance as the Geographic is eye-catching. The magazine's staff of six is talented and young; its co-managing editors, Taylor Branch and John Rothchild, are in their...
Jack Johnson's importance to black people lay not so much in what he did, but how he did it. His style, which the system found so outrageous, was appreciated by many blacks who understood its origin and effect. Whites also learned a lesson from Johnson. At least, Tex Rickard did. The promoter of the Johnson-Jeffries contest. Rickard later went on to manage Jack Dempsey, and in that capacity displayed the knowledge he had gotten from Johnson by never allowing his man to face Henry Wills, a black fighter whom some felt was a good as Johnson. Johnson himself...
These readings may help to explain some of Jupiter's more puzzling features. Except for the earth, it is the only planet believed to have a magnetic field. It is also producing a great quantity of heat, the origin of which is still a mystery. In addition, it has twelve satellites, three of which are larger than the earth's moon. By analyzing the radio signals that Pioneer emits just before it ducks behind one of the larger moons, possibly lo (pronounced eye-oh), scientists may be able to tell whether the satellite has an atmosphere...
...that both peoples can live under the joy of independence and can devote themselves to building a society based on human equality and respect for the earth. In rejecting the war we also reject all forms of racism and discrimination against people based on color, creed, sex, national, origin and ethnic grouping which form the basis of the war policies, present and past, of the United States...