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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Baretta was solving a murder. A new pair of made-for-TV lovers (Italian and Jewish, natch) were trying to get it all together on CBS. Susan and Sam, an NBC comedy pilot, was getting a midsummer test flight. Then-phfft!-all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: When the News Tickers Fell Silent | 7/25/1977 | See Source »

...chest of more than $1 million," is planning what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce describes as "a long and bitter battle" against the labor-reform proposals. Thus the stage is set for what could be one of the harshest congressional clashes of the current session-and a test of Carter's newly professed allegiance to organized labor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Peace with Jimmy War on the Hill | 7/25/1977 | See Source »

Ross could not be at hand to witness Watson's stirring victory but he would have been proud at what a stern test Turnberry provided for all but the winner and Nicklaus. Saturday's round was certainly one of the greatest head to head battles ever to take place in a ritish Open. J.H. Taylor, who won the Open five times at the turn of the century, once said that the best way to win the championship was to win easily. Watson's win was by no means easy, but after his triumph over Nicklaus in head to head battle...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: British Open: One Good Tourney... | 7/19/1977 | See Source »

Last week the High Court began hearing arguments on the case. To union officials, it is a crucial test of the government's support for the trade unions. In a characteristic British compromise, Parliament did not empower ACAS to compel employers to recognize unions; ACAS can merely recommend compliance. If the court accepts Ward's basic contention that he cannot be forced to accept APEX, union officials fear there will be a host of legal challenges to ACAS recommendations. Says APEX Official John Wall: "If the court rules that ACAS has no teeth, there will be hell raised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: The Unions Scuttle the Social Contract | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...highway accidents. A study of 300 fatal car crashes in the Boston area has already shown that 16% of the involved drivers were apparently under the influence of marijuana (alcohol was involved in 30% of the accidents). For this reason, NIDA is planning to develop a simple marijuana-detection test, similar to those used for alcohol, so that police can quickly determine whether a motorist is too "high" to drive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Coke and Angel Dust | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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