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...Things said in haste have been retracted, modified, further explained. Carter uses words as if they were Band-Aids. Chauncey Schmidt, chairman of the Bank of California, complained that the President just did not seem to understand the tremendous impact of his words. Presidential Band-Aids are hard to peel off. Schmidt suggested that Carter talks before he thinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Trouble with Loose Lingo | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

...Atlanta is advising U.S. tourists in cholera areas to: 1) drink only bottled water that is carbonated (which makes it acidic enough to kill the bacteria); 2) carry chlorine or iodine disinfectants to treat water where the carbonated variety is unavailable; 3) eat no fruit that anyone else has peeled, but peel it themselves; 4) eat no vegetables or other foods that have not been thoroughly and freshly cooked and served promptly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: An Ancient Scourge Strikes Again | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

...padded cell for the phantom of the opera. The music built relentlessly, awesomely powered by 72,000 watts worth of amplification -enough to start a medium-sized radio station. The volume never reached the threshold of pain (130 decibels), but it was, in Salmon's words, "enough to peel an apple ten feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: ELP: 72,000 Watts in the Name | 6/13/1977 | See Source »

...collective Abraham; at their best, they are a collective Isaac. The Lampoon cannot, therefore, sacrifice itself in order to affirm the Absurd truth it hopes to represent. The members of the Lampoon should not be expected to take the final step backwards (tripping on the banana peel as they do so), and arrive at a Religious communion with the Absurd. They will continue to reject through humor rather than accept through humor for as long as they need the Law as straight man. This is why the grey agreement reached last week between the administration, HRBSA, and the Lampoon will...

Author: By Brick Maverick, | Title: In Hilaritate Tristis, In Tristia Hilaris | 5/25/1977 | See Source »

Minot, Oppenlander, Captain Anne Johnson and Marcia Goldberg did the first-half damage, with the former two connecting for the hat trick before it was time to peel the oranges...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Radcliffe Laxwomen Unleash on Terriers, 14-1 | 4/15/1977 | See Source »

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