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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first time, several of TIME's economists worried that the intransigent inflation might endanger the free economic system. Lower- and middle-income citizens have accepted the inequities of capitalism because they figure that they have an opportunity to get ahead. If inflation and slow growth rob people of the chance to save and advance, they may be tempted to veer sharply left or right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Recession: Deeper and Longer | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

...teams exchanged touchdowns again in the final 15 minutes. Husky Rob Gardner intercepted a pass and ran it 75 yards to give N.U. a final tally of 19 points...

Author: By Mark D. Director and Nell Scovell, S | Title: Gridders Search to Erase 'Ifs' As Season Opener Draws Near | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

While the classroom is the place to expose the student to conventional language, the teacher should not rob the black student of his right to articulate in a manner in which he is most able to express himself. We will lose a culture if we do this -"and I ain't just sellin' wolf tickets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 10, 1979 | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...frightened teller in another New York City bank was killed last week, apparently for failing to act fast enough, Manhattan's Banco de Ponce posted a sign near the tellers' booths: "Attention would-be bank robbers. This is a Spanish-speaking bank. If you intend to rob us, please be patient for we might need an interpreter. Thank you, the Management...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Pass the Buck | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...church asked him to stop charging for his services. The priest's credibility was questioned when he applied for a college teaching job and listed on his resume degrees that have failed to turn up in the institutions' records. Still, Pagano seemed to have little reason to rob: he reportedly had a savings account of $20,000. The total haul of the bandit was around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Mea Culpa | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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