Word: effects
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Kramer (Dec. 3), television's Mork (March 12), ballet's Gelsey Kirkland (May 1, 1978), and the job calls for Martha Duffy. As senior editor of TIME's Cinema, Music, Dance, Show Business, Television and Theater sections for the past five years, she is in effect the magazine's performing arts expert...
...major characteristic dominates Iranian universities: the extraordinary role of politics on campus, and politics of a special kind. Though sweeping reforms of the education system along Islamic lines are being talked about, Khomeini has so far had remarkably little effect on the nature of Iran's universities. Only about 5% of the professors and administrators were purged for ties with the Shah. Since the revolution, faculty and staff have formed joint councils to run many of the schools. The tilt is definitely to the left, whether Islamic or Marxist...
Rhodesian Air Force. The Patriotic Front demanded that Rhodesian fighter and bomber aircraft be grounded from the first day of the ceasefire. Carrington assured them that the air force would be monitored effectively by the 1,200 Commonwealth troops who will supervise the cease-fire-about four times as many as the British first envisaged. The U.S. agreed to provide transport aircraft to fly military equipment needed by the supervising forces. (Last week, by an overwhelming 90-to-0 vote, the Senate approved a compromise bill that authorized the Administration to lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe Rhodesia, which have been...
...real reason for the wall's demise was Peking's concern that unhindered free expression could lead to a snowballing of discontent against the regime. Earlier efforts to curb dissent-such as the arrest last spring of nearly 30 human rights activists-had only a temporary effect, as critical posters began to proliferate again during the summer. China's leaders have been reluctant to take overtly harsh measures against poster writing, having praised it as a "good thing" late last year. By removing democracy's centerpiece to a less conspicuous and more controlled location, they apparently...
...James Thompson and Mayor Byrne. The rescue package calls for $200 million in loans, guaranteed by the city, to give Chicago's board time to come up with a long-term solution to the school system's financial woes-which will almost certainly require tax increases. In effect, Mayor Byrne explained, the school board was in receivership and the city was the credit holder...