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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Somehow I just don't feel as safe without the Duke around any more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Letters, Jul. 9, 1979 | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

Only the Soviet Union, Viet Nam's principal mentor, came to Hanoi's defense. Pravda announced that the Kremlin supported Viet Nam's "constructive proposals for a solution of the refugee problem," including "arrangements for the lawful, well-organized and safe departure of those who want to leave the country." Besides, it added gratuitously, the refugee problem was rooted in the period when "U.S. imperialism dominated the south of Viet Nam." In point of fact, that is not true; the enmity between the Vietnamese and their Chinese countrymen is an ancient one, and Hanoi's policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFUGEES: Save Us! Save Us! | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

...most spots there was no tension at all. Policemen on the inside assisted protesters to a safe landing, sometimes adjusting ladders to make sure they were secure. "Be careful," they said...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Welcome to Shoreham | 7/3/1979 | See Source »

...from glycerin and Limburger cheese. For the past three decades the most popular anticancer nostrum has been Laetrile, a derivative of the pits of apricots and other fruits, which is used by as many as 75,000 cancer patients. Since the Federal Government has never found Laetrile to be safe and effective, it is barred from interstate distribution. Two years ago, however, a U.S. court of appeals ruled that the ban does not apply to terminally ill cancer patients. The court reasoned that since the patients were going to die anyway, the Food and Drug Act's "safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Of Kids, Congressmen and Cancer | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

...feel during the heat of a match, the author suggests that risks should be taken only when losing. For example, when serving at 0-30 take a chance; your opponent already has a great advantage with 50% of the game points. But when ahead 30-0 play it safe. Most points are won on errors, not winning shots. Gologor covers a lot of psychological ground: the aggression behind politesse, the times when anger and guilt are useful, the devastating aftereffects of missed opportunities. His courtside manner is casual and unintimidating, his prose free of psycho-jargon. There is, however...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/2/1979 | See Source »

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