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Regardless of disgruntled women, unhappy "dedicated" priests, confused married couples, young people struggling with these liberal times, don't we all admit that deep in our hearts there was a wistful longing for the goodness and peace that we saw in that wonderfully kind, wise and humorous face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 5, 1979 | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...Times newspapers put their pretax losses at better than $60 million but insisted that the lockout was the only way to ensure the future of the two publications. If the papers do survive, said Lord Thomson of Fleet, chairman of the parent company, "the cost staff-wise, money-wise and frustration-wise will have been worth it." As for Fleet Street's reaction, Times executives dismissed it as sniping by envious competitors. Said one Timesman: "They're in a position of being overmanned and using 19th century technology, and they see a slimmed-down Times striding into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Return of the Thunderer | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Crimson Coach Pappy Hunt commended the performances of his charges, marveling at the talent of the visitors from New Jersey. "Our performances today were our best of the year time-wise." he said. "Princeton is just good. They were number two last year in the east and they're even better this year--even stronger than I thought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Thwart Yale, Fall to Princeton | 10/27/1979 | See Source »

...remember the great beasts of Rohanda, the wonderful ancestors of these little animals, miniature lions and tiny deer and half-size elephants that seem to these dwindled people so enormous -yet to those who knew those vast wise beasts of former times, they are endearing, almost toys for children. The children are heartbreaking now. In those times, the children of the Giants, the Natives' children, were each one born after such deliberation, such thought, each one chosen and from parents known to be the best. . . each with such a long life, time to grow, time to play, time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Visit to a Small Planet | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

...King Joseph laughed. "Double slot left, split wing trap right. I-36, X-89 on four," Joseph said, for he spoke only a strange tongue that was not known in the land. But he was wise, or so they said...

Author: By Faithful Scribe, | Title: Green Meanies | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

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