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Flat Soufflé. Suddenly, all of Britain found the lights going out. Midlands auto factories began massive layoffs; the textile industry reported itself in "chaotic" shape. Londoners had to cope with horrendous traffic jams as traffic and street lights went blank. Children were sent home from heatless schools. Housewives faced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: When the Lights Went Out | 2/28/1972 | See Source »

Inevitably, however, Bengali passions were further inflamed by new discoveries of atrocities committed by the Pakistan army. No one was safe from the bloodbath; in the last days before the surrender, Pakistani troops killed Indian army prisoners and even their own wounded. In three sites near the city of Khulna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BANGLADESH: Recognizing Reality | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

Then, around 4 a.m., things began to change. We stopped the constant scudding and scurrying about in the search for records. This was due both to our finally adjusting to the rhythm of things and the fact that we were so tired that the moment that we went to get...

Author: By Louise A. Reid, | Title: The WHRB Orgy: A 12-Hour Marathon | 2/12/1972 | See Source »

TIME MOVED ON; suddenly it was 7 a.m. Only one hour remained of Loveland. Even the most faithful listeners presumably had decided to tuck in for the morning as the phone had ceased ringing, so we finally had a chance to sit down and relax. A depressing sight met my...

Author: By Louise A. Reid, | Title: The WHRB Orgy: A 12-Hour Marathon | 2/12/1972 | See Source »

Throughout the explorations in North America, a frustration and a challenge confront the archaeologist. Unlike their counterparts in Europe and Asia, diggers in America have no early writings to match with physical remains. One of many enigmas never fully elucidated concerns the Mound Builders, who, starting before the birth of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bones, Spears and Hohokam | 11/22/1971 | See Source »

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