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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Theologians too have shifted ground. Some have feared that the swing toward social involvement undercut belief in a God who ultimately transcends the affairs of this world. A year ago, a group of them met in Hartford, Conn., and issued a dramatic "Appeal for Theological Affirmation" (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Counterattack | 1/19/1976 | See Source »

Hughes and Bell have worked well together this season, first with freshman Gene Purdy and now with former first- liner Paul Haley, who changed places with Purdy during the Western swing...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Skaters Survive Third Period Friar Rally, 6-5 | 1/19/1976 | See Source »

...only winning squad in the tourney despite the absence of 6'7" center Mark van Landenham, who is out with a broken ankle. The Huskies' workhorse is 6'2" All-American guard John Clark. Winless B.U. has probably faced the stiffest competition this season. The squad's southern road swing turned into a debacle as Mercer, Citadel, Rollins and Southern Florida successively lashed the Terriers...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Host B.C. Eagles In Annual Beanpot Clash | 1/13/1976 | See Source »

According to one sardonic French saying, half the riders in the Paris Metro wear the Legion of Honor while the other half have applied for the medal. More than most people, the French love to get awards, and last week, at annual awards ceremonies, medal mania was in full swing. The country's most prestigious decoration, the Legion of Honor, was given to 1,500 men and women, including venerable (77) Film Director Rene Clair and Feminist Writer Louise Weiss, as well as a pop singer, a swimming champion, a truck driver and a physical-education teacher in Brazzaville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Medal Mania | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

...Armagh's sparsely inhabited countryside, British law begins somewhere above treetop level. There, the army's rule is uncontested, thanks to the whirring Wessex and Scout helicopters that swing back and forth across the terrain, deploying soldiers to hidden observation posts. On the ground it is another matter. Road travel by the 550 British troops in the area is so risky that it has been abandoned: the army either moves about by chopper or does not move at all. Disgruntled British officers claim that their troops are outgunned by I.R.A. forces, which are equipped with Browning heavy machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN IRELAND: Armagh: 'This Is I.R. A. Territory' | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

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