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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though he is not formally a Gaullist, Giscard is reportedly also rated "most likely to succeed" by Pompidou himself. The French President respects Giscard's brains and owes his own successful 1969 bid for the presidency to the support of Giscard's Independent Republicans, a small swing party (62 seats in the 487-member National Assembly) that almost always lines up with Pompidou's U.D.R. (Democratic Union for the Republic). But old-line Gaullists have not forgiven Giscard for urging a non vote in the 1969 referendum that forced De Gaulle to resign. Thus whenever Giscard seems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Most Likely to Succeed | 4/8/1974 | See Source »

...electorate's apparent swing to the right weakened the left wing of the alignment's chances of displacing Meir. While the major spokesman for a conciliatory peace policy, Pinchas Sapir and Yigal Allon, are held in high esteem by the general public, their policies simply are not. Most Israelis realize that security cannot be measured by the distance of the frontier from Tel Aviv, but at the same time they fear that territorial advantages such as the Golan Heights will be traded for unreliable promises. Polls have shown that the majority of Israelis still believe that the Arabs' ultimate...

Author: By Eric M. Breindel, | Title: Israeli Stalemate | 3/20/1974 | See Source »

Students generally agree. "With the pressures of spring finals," said a University of Tennessee coed, "it's a good chance to do an impromptu belly dance or striptease. Once you're in the swing of things, you forget that you are nude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Streaking, Streaking Everywhere | 3/18/1974 | See Source »

Aiding on the short-handed situations, and taking a regular shift on defense is another All-American from Tech, senior Jim Nahrgang. Nahrgang is paired with junior Bob Lorimer. The second duo is Paul Jenson and Bruce Abbey, while Jim Murray (no relation to the Harvard goalie) is the swing...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Icemen Begin Quest for NCAA Crown Tonight | 3/15/1974 | See Source »

...rich Men like us were to swing...

Author: By Richard Shepro, | Title: Repertory With a Sting | 3/15/1974 | See Source »

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