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...should hope that Mr. Schorr, through the power of his pen and his vote, will continue, as I will, to prod the correction system into implementing the vast improvements it urgently needs. But let us not be slipshod and misdirected in pointing the accusatory finger; misplaced guilt is no less heinous a crime than its absolution. Mitchell Weiss

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gilmore | 1/18/1977 | See Source »

...climb aboard the carrousel, the skeptics take it on the lam, running through the innards of the domed city, scrambling madly for the "outside." Generally, however, these runners are recaptured by the Sandmen, who pack nasty ray pistols that look like the 23rd century equivalent of the electric cattle prod...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Ran | 7/26/1976 | See Source »

...which has just emerged from crucial elections in which the Communists scored gains but failed to replace the Christian Democrats as the dominant party. The Western leaders obviously are eager to help Italy overcome its economic dilemma (unemployment is 7%, growth is a mere 1.5%). Yet, they want to prod the Italians into meaningful reforms and large budget cuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OUTLOOK: Slow Is Safer | 7/12/1976 | See Source »

...brilliant." Hopefully she will weather the hyperbolic fuss over film critics (these are only movie reviews, after all) and get over her recent phase of open-mouthed raptures. Reeling brings together another thoroughly enjoyable and stimulating round of reviews, and hopefully Kael will sustain enough independence and determination to prod our thinking for a few more volumes worth of reviews...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Reeling and Roll'em | 7/2/1976 | See Source »

...PROD study, the top Teamsters appear as a cabal of executives with six-figure salaries and perks to match, including free vacations, French chefs at international headquarters in Washington, and the use of the seven jets and turboprops in the Teamster "air force," which is one of the largest private fleets in the country. Some specifics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Opulent Teamsters | 6/7/1976 | See Source »

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