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Iranian demonstrations in the U.S. could prolong their ordeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: New Hurdle for the Hostages | 8/18/1980 | See Source »

...GEORGE LUCAS carries through on his grandiose plans, the saga of Star Wars could drag on longer than the Thirty Years War. But if the rest of the installments in the series are as good as the two released to date, Lucas can prolong his battles in space as long as he wants--or as long as movie-goers continue to flock to the films in record numbers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bombs | 7/4/1980 | See Source »

...plans for California, and flew home to Houston to decide on his future course. Ex-President Gerald Ford offered a faint wisp of help, telling a press conference that Bush had done well in the industrial states where "Governor Reagan could have some difficulty." But though Bush might prolong his campaign, the indications were that his candidacy was about over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Money Is So Hard to Get | 6/2/1980 | See Source »

Gleason added that he had called H.B. Fisher, the FBI Liaison Officer at Yale, and asked him to look into the matter. Fisher told Gleason that Yale administrators were attempting to "have the News story killed inasmuch as it was entirely inaccurate and would only tend to prolong the effects, if any, of the original article in The Harvard Crimson." He also noted that Margenau, the Physics professor, and Provost Furniss had officially denied the Crimson statements attributed to them...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: The Mr. Bill Show | 5/23/1980 | See Source »

...rest of the pre-convention campaign. Part of the reason is that his managers figured they could spend lavishly in the early stages, on the theory that after the Illinois primary, Reagan would have the nomination locked up. That might happen, but if his rivals manage to prolong a close contest past Illinois, Reagan could be severely crimped in the decisive late primaries. His difficulties, however, pale alongside those faced by his competitors after New Hampshire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan's Rousing Return | 3/10/1980 | See Source »

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