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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That mission was incorporated symbolically into the CIA's seal: an eagle signifying strength and alertness, and a compass rose representing the collection of intelligence data from all over the world. But as the cold war grew, so did the scope of the CIA'S duties. The law provided that in addition to collecting information, the CIA was "to perform such other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national security as the National Security Council may from time to time direct." Under that directive, the CIA actively began trying to penetrate and even roll back the Bamboo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTELLIGENCE: The CIA: Time to Come In From the Cold | 9/30/1974 | See Source »

...during breaks in the taping of his show. During a production delay, Freddie entertained the audience, with a burst of pent-up one-liners. "This is a minority show," he announced. "The next minority to get its own show will probably be the Eskimos-Let's Make a Seal." Then he laid into the Chinese: "I'm really afraid of them. Take this Kung Fu, for example. They say that Bruce Lee died of an overdose of marijuana. What really happened was he smoked a great joint, got a great high-and beat himself up." The difference between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Prinze of Prime Time | 9/30/1974 | See Source »

...Nixon had not had a fair trial. Meanwhile "ugly passions would again be aroused, our people would again be polarized in their opinions, and the credibility of our free institutions of Government would again be challenged at home and abroad." It was time, Ford said, to "firmly shut and seal this book" to achieve "domestic tranquillity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: The Fallout from Ford's Rush to Pardon | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

...courtesy call to the commander's office turned out to be a reporters' briefing, designed to prevent errors in reporting. A large artist's easel in the corner of a carpeted room held about ten posterboard diagrams, each bearing at the top the official seal of the WACS. The commanding officer, pointer in hand, whipped through the structure of the army, the structure of the base, the format of training, and the mission of the army. My notes for that briefing include: "WAC basic training: 1) battalion--basic training brigade--company--unit...." The rest went by too fast...

Author: By Amanda Bennett, | Title: Battling the Women's Army Corps | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

...summer, there were no more UFW picketers outside A&P stores in the Boston area, and at least two of its branches in Cambridge were selling iceberg lettuce with the United Farmworkers seal on it. There was no formal agreement between A&P and the UFW, unlike its arrangements with Boston's four other major food chains, but UFW supporters regarded the outcome of their 15-month boycott of A&P as a victory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Life Went On Without You | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

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