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Dates: during 1970-1979
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It was doubtful that the defendants, who have been in jail for more than two years, had anything to do with planning Moro's kidnaping. But they made the most of it, shouting to the courtroom, "Moro is in the hands of the proletariat, and he will be tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: In Search of the Red Brigades | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

The basic idea becomes somewhat clearer with an effort to visualize it. The theory requires one to imagine an arrangement of geometric surfaces at different levels and a point moving along one surface, until suddenly it plunges to another surface. The plunge of the point marks the convergence of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: How to Raise the U.S. Mirth Rate | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

"It's more important to convince the people I represent than me," replied Zorinsky. "They're the ones who sent me here."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Wooing of Senator Zorinsky | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

Everyone else stuck to celebrating Flood's services to his constituents during his 30 years in Congress. At the beginning of the program, the lights were turned out and the diners lit hundreds of matches to show how Flood had "restored light" to Wilkes-Barre in 1972 by securing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Home Folks Stand By Dan | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

Today, his union's fortunes are dismal. With 194,000 active members, and 90,000 retirees to represent (peak membership: 600,000 in 1946), the U.M.W. is badly wounded. Three of the four pension and medical-benefit trust funds are broke. The union, which owns more than 75% of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The U.M.W.: In Near Anarchy | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

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