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Some parallels to the relationship between Government and press are immediately apparent: officials trying to put their best foot forward; newsmen pressing to discover what they may be concealing. Yet the difference between the news process and courtroom procedure is profound. The judge is missing-that judge who forbids misleading...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWSWATCH: Indegoddampendent Is Fine | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

"People in the region of the upper Yukon refer to their part of Alaska as 'the country' "McPhee explains at the start of the final section, which shares the book's title. "A stranger appearing among them is said to have 'come into the country."' The fact is, almost every...

Author: By Peter R. Melnick, | Title: Notes from the Tundraground | 12/12/1977 | See Source »

Jewish authorities hold that a Jew who adopts Christianity - or any other religion - is a meshummad (apostate), a grievous sinner who incurs various penalties. He may not be a witness in a Jewish legal proceeding or count in the minyan, or quorum for prayer. He remains technically a Jew, however...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Yeshua Is the Messiah' | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

I reverently returned my handbook to my camera pack and decided to track down someone who could enlighten me as to what was going on. I corraled Paul D. Weaver, Assistant Director and Controller, who put the Dressage in layman's terms. "It's basically equivalent to the compulsaries in...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Royalty Reigns At Myopia Hunt | 7/3/1975 | See Source »

Stay Pot. The same plight faces the ambitious worker who is stuck in a job that gives insufficient scope to his talents. In better times, he would look for and probably find another job. During recession, he is likely to stay put and may do only enough work to keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNEMPLOYMENT: America's New Jobless: The Frustration of Idleness | 3/17/1975 | See Source »

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