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The alliance must in chorus shout its outrage over the Polish crackdown. Nothing would be more dangerous or morally reprehensible than cowering in front of the Soviet Union for this reason, the maintenance of a strong joint defense is necessary. But to aim for elusive military superiority as the Administration...

Author: By Antony J. Blinken, | Title: Mending the Alliance | 1/7/1982 | See Source »

"During the Carter Administration, stories considered unfair or off base by the White House often resulted in ill-tempered lectures from a senior staffer. But Reagan usually takes this kind of thing in stride, and so do his subordinates. One way to measure an Administration's sense of balance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Dec. 14, 1981 | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

Yardling Coco Trumbell's play provided a pleasant surprise, Cheng said, adding that Trumbell played with predictable zest, but tempered her enthusiasm and skill with an uncanny court sense rarely found in freshmen.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Spikers Place Fifth In Ivy League Tournament | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

The best of these biographical and literary essays flash with the fervor and assurance of a man nurtured on late Victorian intellectuality, steeped in 1930s radicalism and tempered by more than 30 years on Fleet Street. He makes no apology for his bookishness: "Men of power have no time to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fancy Footwork | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

But students often find separation harder to live with than abuse. Reason: fear of loneliness or of losing the status that comes from having a steady date. Tom, a 24-year-old student at a large Southwestern university, continued to date a hot-tempered classmate who, like a caricature of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Socko Performances on Campus | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

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