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House. That depends, of course, upon how well he performs as Governor. His fellow Democrats have reservations about his style. "It's so cold," says one. "It makes me wonder how Jerry will react in terms of welfare mothers, of prison reform, of issues when it's not just theories but people that count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICS: Now the Candid Sell | 10/21/1974 | See Source »

...faith of a democratic society must be that the public has the maturity to face the truth, and to react intelligently after hearing a thorough discussion of all possible policies. That faith has kept the town-meeting idea alive through the nation's transition from a rural agricultural to an urban industrial society. For conducting a national town meeting on a subject normally regarded as too abstruse for public consumption, Ford deserves only praise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INFLATION: Summing Up the Summit | 10/7/1974 | See Source »

...compounds such as Freon, are highly stable under ordinary circumstances. Thus they are building up in the lower atmosphere and gradually rising toward the ozone layer. At that altitude, ultraviolet radiation breaks down Freon and the other chlorine-based gases, causing the release of chlorine atoms. They in turn react with ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Death to Ozone | 10/7/1974 | See Source »

Your section on jealousy is a dilly. You know, the part where you say that if you find out somebody's been messing with your mate, you can react with pride at the compliment to your taste and luck instead of carrying on "like a backward five-year-old who sees another child with his tricycle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: More Tidings of Comfort and Joy | 10/7/1974 | See Source »

...forward Rich Sloss, who scored by shooting the ball past Ben Bryant on the left side of the goal. Though the ball passed one to two ft. beside Bryant it was hit so hard from only 8 to 10 ft. away that Bryant did not even have time to react...

Author: By Efthimios O. Vidalis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Booters Can't Find the Scoring Touch In 1-0 Heartbreaker Loss to Wesleyan | 10/3/1974 | See Source »

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