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Word: personic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Will the person with the solution to the energy crisis please stand up, show yourself and be elected President? It doesn't matter if it's Crane, Carter, Brown, Reagan, Connally, Bush, Baker, Nixon or Ford. The person with the answer can be elected President...

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

...general dissatisfaction with shoddy material. Some of this is good, beautifully made stuff." Adds a woman who has recently made a genuine fortune in Western land development: "Out here it's all spend it, wear it, show it, and this stuff makes a wonderful situation for the business person. It appreciates while it is depreciated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In California: The Joy of Spending | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

...pointed a quivering finger at a slender, dark-haired man. "Would you identify him for the record?" continued the prosecutor. The silence that followed was suddenly broken by the suspect, who is leading his own defense. "That's Mr. Bundy," he said, referring to himself in the third person. "Thank you, Mr. Bundy," said the judge. Replied the defendant: "You're welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Case of the Chi Omega Killer | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

...each of Skylab's 90-minute orbits of the earth, nearly 67 minutes, or 75%, is spent over water. What all that means, contend NASA'S statisticians, is that the chance of any remnant striking a human being is only 1 in 152; the probability of any specific person being struck is 1 in 600 billion?far less than the chance of being hit by a bolt of lightning or winning a lottery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Skylab's Fiery Fall | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

...process of gathering news enjoys considerably less First Amendment protection from the Burger Court than does printing news once it is gathered. The court is highly protective of competing individual rights, such as a person's right to a fair trial or his right to protect his reputation and privacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: A Dry Spell of Doubt for Reporters | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

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