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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Some countries just have no luck with democracy. One of them is Bolivia, a landlocked Andean nation that has somehow managed to survive 188 coups in its 154 years of independence. Five months ago, ending a decade of military rule, Bolivia held presidential elections that alas produced no clear-cut results. Congress then selected Walter Guevara Arze to serve as interim President until another vote could be held next May. Last month Colonel Alberto Natusch Busch, a former commander of the military training school, ousted Guevara in a coup. But Natusch decided to vacate the presidential palace-literally through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOLIVIA: Revolving Door | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...Awww, come on Phillleeeeee... buy 'em, huh? Just buy 'em. Come on. I'm sellin' them CHEAP. You got the bread." And somehow, just before the soundcheck, just before the band strikes into its electric rancor, they always get the money...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

...Somehow the 'toons seem' less offensive than the garbage that is targeted at the over-six set. Believe it or not, millions and millions of people will spend the evening hour of 8 to 9 on Dec. 8th in front of an electric box that emits something called the "Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special." For anyone still in possession of his lunch, ABC will again try to make you lose it with the "Donny and Marie Christmas Special," Dec. 14th at 8 p.m. The one hope for decency will come on Christmas Eve, when ABC has a special Christmas...

Author: By Jeff Toobin, | Title: How Television Steals Christmas | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Secondly, I mentioned to Fried that I knew two cases of cheating at the University. Somehow that translated into "Lots of cheating is still going...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Peking | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

...Fantasia, reptiles have been as comfortable onstage as they are in the swamp. The Muppets are further evidence, bolstered by Donald Elliott's informative guidebook and Clinton Arrowood's corps d'amphibians.' In fact, the text is a straightforward introduction to the dance. But somehow, when the steps are illustrated by frogs in tutus and tights, an air of lunacy pervades the proceedings and the young reader is suddenly an attendant at the wedding of comedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Child's Portion of Good Reading | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

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