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...with about one-third each. There is a real possibility of an even three-way split in the next general election, within the next 18 months. That would give Britain its first minority government since 1929. "There is a chance, just a slim chance that Labor might manage to sneak back to power on the shoulders of those who think it is somehow safe to vote Liberal," warns Lord Carrington, the Tory chairman. "The fact is that a vote for the Liberal Party is the next worst thing to a vote for Harold Wilson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Struthonian Country | 10/29/1973 | See Source »

...some Harvard administrators are sorry the movie was filmed here. An article in the October 13 issue of the Boston Globe suggested that Harvard disowned the movie after its first sneak preview. According to Assistant Dean Stephen Bernardi, Harvard had made no promise to sponsor the movie at its premiere...

Author: By Dede Neal, | Title: ...Worse Reporting | 10/18/1973 | See Source »

...coin toss. The Lions kicked off to the Crimson and Stoeckel marched the Crimson downfield on the first of five sustained scoring drives. Junior halfbacks Alky Tsitsos and Ed Cronin ate up big chunks of yardage and Stoeckel capped the 14-play, 75-yard series with a one-yard sneak into the Columbia end zone. Kicker Bruce Tetirick added the first extra point...

Author: By Ronald W. Wade, | Title: Powerful Crimson Offense Bombs Columbia, 57-0 | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

Closed Society. Aside from native industriousness, however, the chief factor in East Germany's success is the Wall. Although it is one of the most formidable barriers ever built by man, approximately 375 people a year still manage to pierce it, and another 5,200 manage to sneak across other parts of the 860-mile border. Nonetheless, the Wall has succeeded in its goal: to keep East Germans inside East Germany. After it was erected, "the people agreed to come to terms with the regime," one U.S. State Department official put it. "They agreed that East Germany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISM: The Rise of the Other Germany | 10/1/1973 | See Source »

Decals are absolutely taboo, although your parents will probably sneak into the Coop before they leave to pick one up for the family car. They probably think going back to the neighborhood without one would be like going back naked...

Author: By Robin Freedberg, | Title: Watch It! They'll Take Your Money and Run | 9/1/1973 | See Source »

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