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Word: right (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Private lives should be private-for the private citizen [Nov. 12]. But we have a right to know the moral character as well as the political leanings of candidates. They are obviously not as apple pie as they seem to be, but they are human. Let us know the facts and decide for ourselves whether or not the sin is significant. Dianne L. Elliott St. Louis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Iran's Revenge | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...director of state television, a job he retains, Ghotbzadeh replaced most entertainment shows with long readings from the Koran, interspersed with films of street demonstrations in support of the Ayatullah. His maxim: "We have the ideology to distinguish right from wrong, and we should not hesitate to tell misguided people, here and abroad, what is wrong with them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Storm over the Shah | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...right, but we are fighting for the West as well," said Moroccan Brigadier Muhamed Abruk, scanning the desert horizon from his headquarters at Laayoun, deep in the western Sahara. "We are the last fort protecting Western interests in this part of the world." For four years, Morocco has been waging a costly campaign to maintain its disputed claims over the former Spanish colony on North Africa's Atlantic coast. King Hassan II, 50, one of the West's most reliable allies in the Arab world, has found himself mired in a no-win war of attrition against leftist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTH AFRICA: Morocco Fights a Desert War | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...spirit of such soft-core sports events as "Battle of the NFL Cheerleaders," "Battle of the Network Superstars," and "Battle of the Soap Opera Idols," ETS has introducted its own barely-athletic competition. Taking the best elements of "Name That Tune," "The Price is Right," and "Password Plus," ETS is now playing "Guess Your Score," a rigorous psychic battle pitting student against testing service official...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: The Crazy Kids at ETS | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

...lady said she couldn't do that, either. However, she said if I guessed a number, she could tell me if my score was higher or lower. I couldn't believe it. I was tempted to ask. 'What happens if I guess the score right on the nose? Do I get six cases of Redi-Whip or something...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: The Crazy Kids at ETS | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

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