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...Premier Castro should ever leave office, these troops could help ensure that his successor .will follow the same hard Communist line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 29, 1979 | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...Leaders William Pollard and Bayard Rustin. Though the visit had been scheduled before black-Jewish tensions became inflamed, Rustin said he wanted "to make clear to the Israelis that there are great numbers of black people who want the United States to give Israel whatever support it needs." Israeli Premier Menachem Begin, who had refused to see Jackson or Lowery, received the Pollard-Rustin delegation warmly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Ill-Considered Flirtations | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...overall) enters today's contest in the best physical shape since the opener, with junior offensive tackle Mike Durgin--out the past three games--returning to shore up the line. The Notebook: Senior split end Rich Horner has opened a huge lead as the Ivy League's premier receiver. His 18 catches and 281 yds, top the number two man. Brown's Mark Farnham, by six snares and 126 yds.... Harvard punter Duke Millard is tied with Dartmouth's Larry Margerum for the Ivy lead in yards per kicks with a 36.1-yd, average...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Harvard to Battle Princeton in Ivy Tiff | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

Famine has plagued Cambodia since Vietnamese forces invaded last December and overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime. The refusal of the current Heng Samrin regime to send food to supporters of ex-Premier Pol Pot has complicated international relief efforts...

Author: By Robert J. Campbell, | Title: Students Form Group to Aid Cambodia | 10/25/1979 | See Source »

...Premier grossly underestimated the unpopularity of higher taxes. Early in the campaign he had said that the government would have to consider easing Japan's $70 billion deficit with a zozei, a stiff tax increase, either on personal income or consumer goods. Stung by a vociferous backlash against new taxes, Ohira tried to soft-pedal the issue just before the election, but by then it was too late. Although Ohira can safely ignore demands that he resign, to form a Cabinet he will probably have to surrender some prized ministerial portfolios to the disgruntled powerbrokers who head rival factions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Tamed Bull | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

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