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...dress, the couturiers offered plenty of pants. Many buyers were especially impressed by Givenchy's creations in black crepe. Often heavily cuffed, they were so loose, free and floppy that they looked almost like skirts when in motion. Says Sidney Gittler of Ohrbach's: "They are the widest shown anywhere and they look wonderful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Retro Look | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

...mainly ruled by authoritarian governments. It is the genius of the American Constitution that it combines stability with liberty; it does so in part by fixing a term for the Chief Executive and largely protecting him from the caprices of parliamentary governments. An American President must be given the widest freedom of action, the utmost tolerance, the most generous benefit of every doubt. It is a system that has served us well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers: An Editorial: The President Should Resign | 11/12/1973 | See Source »

...Legalists, who are certainly as dedicated as their Activist opposition, argue quite sensibly that socialism means--for both groups--the widest possible extension of democracy into the social and economic sphere. Why, then, take a chance on sacrificing political democracy for extra-legal tactics that have no built-in certainty of success...

Author: By Dan Swanson, | Title: Chile: The Dilemma of Revolutionary Violence | 9/26/1973 | See Source »

...from his refuge in Spain, he was snubbed by then President General Alejandro Lanusse, who used armed troops to keep crowds from greeting him at Ezeiza Airport. Disqualified from running for the presidency himself, Perón negotiated with politicians on both the left and the right, gathering the widest possible support for his puppet candidate, Héctor Cámpora, 64, whose only qualification for the presidency seemed to be his declaration that he was the "obsequious servant" of Juan Perón. In the month since Cámpora's inauguration, however, he has appeared totally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: The Second Coming of Per | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

Since the pipeline issue is of vital national interest, the entire subject should be argued in the widest possible public debate. At least one alternative merits consideration: a longer pipeline from Alaska to the Midwest through Canada's Mackenzie Valley. Such a project could not only tap Canada's vast reserves but also move both countries toward a continent-wide policy for the development and use of energy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN NOTES: Plugged Pipeline | 4/16/1973 | See Source »

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