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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...four-starred uniform, he has persuasively argued the military case: that SALT II is acceptable if the U.S. increases its arsenal to counter the growing Soviet threat. To a significant degree, it has been the clarity and force of Jones' arguments that transformed these hearings into a wide-ranging analysis of national defense needs. The Jones touch was also evident in a successful campaign against the Office of Management and Budget; OMB wanted to limit military pay raises to 5%, but Jones got 7%. He has been equally persuasive at the White House, where he helped sell Jimmy Carter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: He Is Exasperated with People About Half the Time | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

Tusk contains not only some of the most infectious pop music of the year, but also some of the most adventurous. If there was a model or precedent for Tusk, it would seem to be the Beatles' "White Album," an equally ambitious and wide-ranging effort that attempted to bend old forms into new directions. There is much familiar Fleetwood material on Tusk, including the gossamer ballads of Stevie Nicks and the afterglow love songs of Keyboard Player Christine Me Vie, who has one of the easiest and sexiest voices in anyone's neighborhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Monster Season | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

...wastes, there was immediate concern in the nuclear medicine departments of hospitals and research centers across the U.S. Some nuclear power plants can use on-site storage areas for radioactive wastes. But hospitals and universities with limited storage capacity rely on regular pickups by private carters. For them, a wide array of vital tests may now be jeopardized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Dump Slump | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

This policy corresponds to the revised guidelines for college-wide dances issued earlier this fall by Archie C. Epps, dean of students. Liquor will only be allowed at senior class functions--and then only when students check I.D.'s to ensure that all the seniors attending are actually 20 years old. To serve alcohol, students have to buy temporary liquor and public entertainment licenses for a $57 fee. But when the functions are only for the House members, the master has jurisdiction...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Prohibition '79 | 10/25/1979 | See Source »

...scheduled a University-wide fast November 15 in conjunction with OXFAM, an international relief agency. They are also planning a jazz benefit next month...

Author: By Robert J. Campbell, | Title: Students Form Group to Aid Cambodia | 10/25/1979 | See Source »

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