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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...something that perhaps only the U.S. can do. To be sure, Press Secretary Powell griped last week that the Middle East talks have already devoured more Administration time than "any two or three" urgent domestic problems, such as inflation and unemployment. And the thought of convening another Camp David-style summit makes Administration aides shudder. Carter said it is "not my preference," and one senior official declared emphatically: "It is the last thing we want." With the Guadalupe summit of the West's leaders, a crucial round of the arms talks and a visit by China's Teng Hsiao...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angry Words Over a Deadlock | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

...time, even for those of us who were not living in or near Washington. We do need another lift in these times. I hope our present President can help us, though he lacks the style of President Kennedy. I know of no one else except Teddy, but agree with those who say, "Oh, I hope he doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 18, 1978 | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

...family's lunches are cooked by Mary, the Bui's black maid. But Simone usually prepares a Vietnamese-style dinner. She buys ingredients in bulk (20-30 lbs. of rice noodles at a time) from specialty stores as far away as Virginia and Baton Rouge, La. Their house is a meeting of East and West. Lacquered tables made by Vietnamese artisans and imported from Paris, a Chinese screen bought in Washington, a cowhide rug, a color TV, thick carpeting and soft upholstered sofas. "You show your Penney's card and take what you want home," chuckles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Arkansas: An M.D. from Saigon | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

Still, the break between these two gifted public servants was baffling be cause they have much the same approach to world affairs. Unsentimental to the point of acidity, both appreciate the imperatives of power and have no illusions about their Communist opponents. Perhaps it was style as much as anything that separated them: the difference between a man whose words were always guarded and one whose words never were, between a man who practiced quiet diplomacy and one who sought public confrontation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: War of Words | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

Although the J.V. took an early lead and dominated the boards throughout most of the game, they couldn't handle the Classics' aggressive style of play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Classics Tie Series With J.V. Fight Second-Half Comeback | 12/15/1978 | See Source »

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