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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...separates him from the students, he turns to a young man at his right who is wearing a shirt reading "photographers do it in the dark." Deutsch smiles and at the same time knits his brow. "You are a photographer?" he asks, his strong German accent making even small talk somehow seem significant. The student, relieved to have something to say, he is and plunges into a discussion of photography. Soon several students are sitting on the steps around Deutsch, discussing the best makes of cameras and the best time of day to take photos...

Author: By Nicholas D. Kristof, | Title: The Best Political Scientist in the World Goes on Half-Time, Still an Optimist | 5/23/1979 | See Source »

...with Latin names in downtown Los Angeles two weeks ago. On May 4 he was with the three in a third-floor room of the skid row Alan Hotel, near the Los Angeles Civic Center. The three told him they intended to shoot President Carter, who was scheduled to talk to a crowd in the center on the following day, a Saturday. They asked him to help. Under the plan, Harvey was to work his way toward the front of the crowd, then fire a starter pistol. That was to create a diversion during which two of the others would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Skid Row Plot | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

...Dealing with the Soviets: We've learned that informal, exploratory and very private discussions are an essential part of the negotiating process. Without that kind of discussion, you just can't make the progress you want. You have to be able to sit down and talk very directly, essentially with nobody else around. That way the other side will open up and tell you, "Well now, this is what our problem is." It allows you to understand their problems and to see if there might be ways to take account of those considerations and still achieve your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Reducing the Horror | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

Summoning her balanced, surprisingly moderate 22-member Cabinet for its inaugural meeting, she delivered what her listeners regarded as a lively pep talk. With impressive confidence, her colleagues reported, she stressed the need of a measured return to more limited government and self-reliance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Maggie Gets A for Action | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

...Having served as the seat of state government from 1796 to 1878 and the city hall from 1879 to 1915, the building was declared a landmark in 1960 and turned into a museum of Connecticut history. Since then, however, maintenance funds have been scarce, and city officials began to talk of razing the deteriorating edifice to make way for office buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: A Window on History | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

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