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Word: surely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Adviser John Marcum observed, "We have a highly imaginative group here." In the meantime, State Department officials insist they are "95% sure" that some kind of nuclear explosion did occur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Superbolt? | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...long-range goal for Ireland: We want to see all our people united, to see Ireland governed by the Irish people. But we want to make sure that the evolution will be by peaceful means and by agreement. Unitary government, one government for the whole country, would obviously be our ideal situation, but one doesn't always attain one's ideals. Initially -and this is paramount-there must be a recognized administration in the North of Ireland that will command the support of both sides. That is the first step, a national priority. What will come from there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRELAND: A New Effort for the North | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...light switch and flipped on the lights, revealing Jay Barham wearing only a turban. "I never heard such screaming," says Edwards, who hastens to explain that it was not the sight of Barham that caused the alarm; the other participants believed that light destroyed an entity. Edwards was sure the demonstration would convince Kübler-Ross that Barham was a fraud. No such luck. "This man has more gifts than you have ever seen," says Kübler-Ross. "He is probably the greatest healer that this country has." The current furor does not appear to disturb her. Says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The Conversion of K | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...production is so slick that it scarcely matters that some of the acting is not. When they think about it, the two daughters-in-law practice their accents, droppin' g's like sure-'nuff Texans. When they do something besides thinking, like parading around the swimming pool, they sound as if the only Texans they know are those who shop on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Bel Geddes does not even attempt an accent, but she is so good at everything else that no one notices. Lucky Larry Hagman, who grew up in Texas, sounds just right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Big House on the Prairie | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

Money, to be sure, lies alongside, and sometimes above, other factors at the roots of the politics-show biz alliance. Impressive sums, $75,000 here, $100,000 there, were added to campaign treasuries in 1976 out of the proceeds of concerts by celebrated musical performers. Singer Linda Ronstadt was producing bucks for Governor Jerry Brown long before the two of them had become a hot gossip-column item. The Allman Brothers and Johnny Cash similarly helped out Jimmy Carter. This fund-raising mode was facilitated by a financing law that allowed concert receipts to be considered as donations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Political Show Goes On | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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