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...were considering getting rid of the interhouse ban altogether, but we decided the time period was too short," Wacker added...

Author: By Susan D. Chira and Jeffrey R. Toobin, S | Title: University Relaxes Ban on Interhouse | 11/14/1978 | See Source »

...long Uganda can sustain this invasion is another matter. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere launched a massive counterattack, vowing that his 27,000-man, Chinese-and Russian-supplied military force would strike the invaders "until we have finally gotten rid of this snake from our house." Thousands of cheering Tanzanians gathered in Dar es Salaam to urge on Nyerere's army, which commandeered buses, Land Rovers and trucks to drive to the front, 850 miles away. But Nyerere reportedly was compelled to ground his air force after Tanzanian soldiers shot down five of their own MiG fighters, mistaking them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EAST AFRICA: An Idi-otic Invasion | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...Soon all the states are going to say they won't have the stuff," Bullard said, which would make it impossible to get rid of waste in the United States...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nuclear Waste | 10/31/1978 | See Source »

Second of all, his predictions have been terrible, and I want you to get rid of that silly "The Sports Cube Predicts..." box. And you can tell that clamhead that he is not invited home for Thanksgiving after picking Dartmouth over Harvard...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Not a 'Dear John' Letter | 10/28/1978 | See Source »

...There's an inexorable quality to Teng's way of operating," says one Hong Kong Sinologist. "He patiently isolates and weakens his enemies and then, when the moment is right, he gets rid of them altogether." Analysts believe that the Vice Premier's power grab worries Chairman Hua, who has been attempting to keep the purges from splitting the party leadership into pro-and anti-Teng factions. The fact that Wu lingers on in the Politburo suggests that Hua has somehow worked out a face-saving compromise - allowing Teng his vengeance while preventing bloodshed from weakening party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Chopping Off the Rat's Tail | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

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