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...million, French culture is still so much intact. Despite the government's efforts to establish new priorities--Arabization of language and culture, agrarian reform and self-management along Cuban and Soviet lines, and increased emphasis on the tenets and taboos of Islam--French ideas and ways of doing things persist...
Those who view America's decision not to fight in Angola as cowardice or lack of commitment are those who persist in measuring-greatness with a military yardstick. For once we have exhibited the courage, the moral strength to keep ourselves out of a conflict in which we have no legitimate interest. Let the world judge who the imperialistic warmongers...
Although the pattern of the new migrations scarcely suggests a rebirth of rural primitivism, some of those recoiling from the city have settled into rustic and often difficult lives far from urban civilization. The late '60s rural communes persist in Vermont New Hampshire, California, Colorado, New Mexico and elsewhere. Many city-bred farmers have discovered that Dwight Eisenhower (scarcely a guru) was right when he remarked that farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the cornfield...
...cause danger to myself and my family." During the next 45 minutes, Patty took refuge no fewer than 42 times in the Fifth Amendment protection against selfincrimination. Carter ruled, however, that she had to answer questions about the year because of her previous testimony. He warned: "If you persist to refuse to answer, Miss Hearst, it will be necessary to cite you for contempt...
...picture in the crystal ball, although not splendid, indicates that warm temperatures will persist for a while. Look for increasing cloudiness tomorrow, and possibly showers tomorrow night. And take those extra blankets off your bed--the thermostat should hold steady above 50 degrees...