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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...renditions of Shakespeare, and made her Broadway debut with him in 1921. Too tall and gawky to play ingenues, she built her stage career slowly, tirelessly touring the U.S. heartlands and Britain in monodramas she wrote and staged herself. Her self-deprecating humor and satirical wit found an outlet in light verse and anecdotal magazine pieces, plays and books, the best known of which was her 1942 travelogue, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, written with Emily Kimbrough. She was a popular guest on radio, television and the lecture circuit, thanks largely to her flair for the bon mot. Sample...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 23, 1979 | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...involve blood cancer.* The vast majority of Syrians are Sunni Muslims; Assad and most of his top officials are Alawites, who make up only 11% of the population. The Islamic revival that has swept through Iran has had its effect in Syria. Baffled by rapid change and denied the outlet of free political expression, Syria's youth has displayed a renewed interest in traditional religion; the new mood has served to strengthen the Sunni community. It has also drawn increased attention to corruption among Alawite military leaders, most notably Assad's brother Rifaat, whose responsibilities include Damascus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Frightening Clash in the Skies | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

Doonesbury is scheduled to begin in the Star on June 24, but last week Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee suspended the strip, leaving it with no Washington outlet for three weeks. "I was going to run it until we lost it," Bradlee fumed. "When the Star started promoting it, I said the hell with it." He reported that Cartoonist Trudeau, who avoids interviews, was not consulted. Said Bradlee: "He told me he felt as though he had been traded from the Redskins to the San Diego Padres...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Doonesday | 6/18/1979 | See Source »

...hand does not know what to do next, he is more apt to shrug and say, "I guess I'll go to business school." As President Bok says in his annual report this year, treating the B-School, "Before long, a business education will rival legal training as an outlet for ambitious students of uncertain vocation, since everyone who aspires to 'take charge' and 'run something' will perceive that a business degree offers a path-way to manage any complex organization from a company to a hospital to a government...

Author: By Steven R. Latham, | Title: How to 'Take Charge' and 'Run Something' | 6/7/1979 | See Source »

Goaltender First then hit defenseman Haywood Miller with an outlet pass, and Miller fed Bill Forbush at midfield. Forbush connected with Frank Prezioso, who in turn sent Pete Predun into the offensive zone...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Harvard Laxmen Stun Brown in Overtime, 13-12 | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

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