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Increasing slate loyalty among black voters is another way the CCA could improve its electoral performance. Three black candidates--Saundra Graham. Alvin Thompson and Severlin Singleton--ran for council this year. Only one, incumbent Graham, was elected. The second-choice votes on the ballots cast for all three tended to...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Wouldn't It Be Nice? | 11/16/1979 | See Source »

On the other hand, President Carter's National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski as well as the Defense Department believe that the weapons would strengthen Hassan and make him more amenable to seeking a negotiated settlement. The question is exceedingly tricky: Washington does not want to betray Morocco, a longtime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTH AFRICA: Sahara Dilemma | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

Competition for the finest viewing spots--and for the most decadent tailgate--often proves almost as fierce as for the medals. Any of the six bridges under which the racers pass--B.U., River St., Western Ave., Anderson, Eliot and especially the Weeks Footbridge--draw the best reviews. Auto-racing fans...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: 3200 to Join Charles Regatta | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

The scene is different at the seven-story ABC News center on Manhattan's West Side, which, in the hours before World News Tonight hits the air, becomes a busy electronic workshop. In little warrens crowded with equipment, teams of directors and technicians labor to give visual excitement to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith: Telling the News vs. Zapping the Cornea | 10/1/1979 | See Source »

Close your books, it's a pop quiz. Only one question, but tricky. Multiple choice. Graham Parker's music is 1) new wave, 2) old wave, 3) no wave, 4) punk rock, 5) pub rock, 6) none of these, 7) all of these.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Barnstorming For Fool's Gold | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

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