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...withdrawal. In 1971 Muskie at first refused for technical reasons to support the McGovern-Hatfield amendment demanding a complete U.S. pullout by the end of 1971; having received considerable pressure, he now supports the amendment. The Republican national chairman, Senator Robert Dole of Kansas, calls Muskie a "political Rip van Winkle" on the war. Clearly a case of indecision or soul searching, but few U.S. politicians can claim a consistent position on Viet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Facing Up to the Indecisiveness Issue | 5/3/1971 | See Source »

...Congressman agreed and the veterans rushed quickly on down the hall, stopping once to rip off a wall-poster directory of Congressional offices for reference, once to fill canteens in the members-only men's room, and once to help Maxie run his wheelchair down the basement stair ramps...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: Lobby in Congress | 4/20/1971 | See Source »

...style, Rags has only begun to answer such questions. But the inevitable answers are there to be found. Although refusing to resolve the issue in its Boutique number, Rags reporters do make it clear that individual craftsmanship, even if it embroils you in buying and selling and warding off rip-offs, is pretty cool-as long as you watch where your head is at. And Rags admires those who break corporate rules-whether they be designers on the Lower East Side or secretaries who flaunt the company's dress code. There is a real effort being made throughout Rags...

Author: By Gregg J. Kilday, | Title: The Counter-Culteha Consciousness I in Bellbottoms | 4/13/1971 | See Source »

...That early lead gave me the will to win," Lonnie said. "When you're ahead you feel good. You've got something to hang on to and you can rip and roar. When you're behind, you gotta keep thinking, "Watch out, another run would be icing the cake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bosox Clout 8 HR's; KO K.C. | 4/1/1971 | See Source »

...right, you could get a slice of baloney or American cheese between two pieces of bread for thirty-five cents, or get a coke for a quarter. People were starting to get pissed. "Shit, in Ann Arbor, they had all this stuff free, they didn't try to rip you off. That was a real people's conference...

Author: By Michael S. Feldberg, | Title: Bringing an End to the Rhetoric | 3/12/1971 | See Source »

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