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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rather low-keyed, traditional campaign, appearing frequently at poorly attended rallies on behalf of Labor candidates for Parliament. Callaghan and his aides traveled without fanfare on an executive jet, leaving the press to catch up as best it could on whatever planes and trains were available. As a result, he was getting less national attention than the Tory leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Iron Lady vs. Sunny Jim | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...book about the American military that is at once humane and informative, radical and sensible, evident yet original. For the most part, they have avoided both the military jargon that sanitizes insanity and the tired, violent rhetoric of destruction. Though the book's voice is somewhat anonymous (an inevitable result of group writing) occasionally lapses into obfuscation (kill capability, unacceptable damage and soft-skinned targets), it generally speaks plainly and directly, a welcome virtue in a book about military policy...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: The Price of Paranoia | 5/4/1979 | See Source »

...matter of a lot of small things this season," the veteran pitcher said, leaning back in his chair and talking softly. "We've been playing apart, and the result is we have played inconsistently. The second thing was the coaching change--coach Nahigian is a great guy who gives 100 per cent for the kids and the job, but obviously in the beginning you have to adjust to a new coach's style...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: What's Wrong, Brownie? | 5/4/1979 | See Source »

...tells of a father who "made a ceremony of burning D.H. Lawrence's books, which betrays how far behind the times this family was in the development of the sensual life." The worship of Lawrence is also felt in the language of these stories. It imitates without flattering. The result is not even very sexy. "She lived open and sensitized to his presence" and "all other women were cancelled by her voice" are not much of a substitute for the real thing. The frustration of the "Collector" becomes real for us all: the stories too often titillate with the promise...

Author: By Suzanna Rodell, | Title: It's Worse the Second Time | 5/3/1979 | See Source »

Mark Olsen '82, the council member who designed and interpreted the survey, said yesterday. "We're disappointed in the negative response, but it's not a result of apathy. Students are just too busy to be that politically interested...

Author: By Daniel A. Carroll, | Title: Poll Shows Freshman Favor Distribution of Course Outlines | 5/3/1979 | See Source »

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