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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Addressing the deputies as "my friends, my brothers," he ended the televised speech by citing passages from the Old and New Testaments praising peace as the highest of man's virtues. And he quoted the Koran: "If thine adversary incline toward peace, do thou also incline toward peace, and trust in God." After the speech, Carter had one more working session with Sadat, then quickly toured the Great Pyramid at Giza. When told by a guide that the structure took only 20 years to build, Carter

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Final, Extra Mile | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

...selling the island because he owes the government $1 million, the result of estate duties incurred on the death of his father in 1973. He says he shares his countrymen's concern for lona's future and would prefer to turn it over to the National Trust of Scotland, which would ensure the preservation of its historic sites and natural beauty. But he concedes that he will have to consider selling it to a private developer if the government does not offer him what he considers a proper price; that is likely to be in the $2 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Island for Sale | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

...education, but not until 1943 did Harvard, its enrollment reduced by the war, let most Radcliffe women into its classes. Harvard's undergraduate library remained closed to Cliffies until 1967; the first joint commencement of men and women was held in 1970. Declaring that "there is not enough trust, not enough respect" between the two colleges, Horner's predecessor, Biologist Mary Bunting, resigned her post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Fair Radcliffe at One Hundred | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

...Rock of Gibraltar. Marchand is better suited to the role, a homebody with artistic impulses who needs a hus band for ballast. Though she has her cranky moments, Wilson's Aunt Helen is a lamp of sanity, and if anyone could lift the evening out of the dumps, trust Carter's resilient Dixie. The pity is that these five remarkable actresses have been taken in miscarriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Cornfessional | 3/19/1979 | See Source »

There are solutions to this problem too. One is to call local newspapers to find out when that community's next hot meeting is likely to be. The other is to trust to luck but come prepared to deal with boredom. The most common solution is yarn; at every town meeting, but especially at the less interesting ones, New England Madame LaFarges churn out mile on mile of afghan and sweater...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Athenian Democracy in Small-Town New England | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

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