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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reversed its support. "For ten years the government brainwashed me," she complained. "Now in two weeks they tell me the whole doctrine has gone down the drain. This is a sellout, and we are the ones on sale." Watching children play ring-around-a-rosy in the sandy yard of a nearby school, Sara Cohen softly expressed another of Yamit's objections: "If we knew that peace would be secure, it would be easier. But we're very suspicious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Sense of Betrayal | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

...London, Scotland Yard detectives nabbed Astrid Proll, 31, wanted for taking part in the 1970 attack that freed Terrorist Andreas Baader. Scheduled to stand trial on attempted murder and bank robbery charges with others in the Baader-Meinhof gang, Proll had been released from custody for medical reasons and had jumped bail. When arrested, she was working at a government-sponsored vocational training school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRORISTS: Closing In on an Elusive Enemy | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

...freshman year, he had to share the spotlight with Ralph Polillio, a gifted wingback-type halfback. Sophmore year he failed to play much, and junior year he found himself seventh on the depth chart. But some people got hurt, and he broke a 38-yard run against Dartmouth, setting up a touchdown, and he hauled in a long pass to set up a touchdown against Brown...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Say It Ain't So, P. Wayne | 10/7/1978 | See Source »

...fans, all that's left of Wayne Moore's running are the memories of three great plays--against Dartmouth and Brown last year, and his miraculous, driving, 73-yard touchdown gallop in this year's Columbia opener...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Say It Ain't So, P. Wayne | 10/7/1978 | See Source »

...final varsity statistics read as follows: just 27 carries for 191 yards, a 7.1 yard per rush average, and one touch-down. So there are the three memories of glory, and the bitter memory of so much more that never transpired...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Say It Ain't So, P. Wayne | 10/7/1978 | See Source »

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