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Word: extention (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...there." In Boston, Robert Lewis, who reported on the creation of Canada's new flag five years ago, found that "the passions that debate over that flag aroused provided a basic text for this week's reporting. The new element is the extent to which the flag in the U.S. seems to have become a vehicle of polarization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Jul. 6, 1970 | 7/6/1970 | See Source »

...what extent is the U.S. now committed to help yet another Southeast Asian country as a result of the Cambodia raids? President Nixon has flatly ruled out the further use of U.S. ground troops in Cambodia, but Washington is rushing $7,900,000 worth of military supplies to Phnom-Penh, is bargaining with Thailand to supply men at U.S. expense, and would like to encourage an all-Asia defense effort. One knowledgeable observer says that Washington plans to use "everything up to the introduction of ground combat troops." Last week, after U.S. bombers were reported flying in support of Cambodian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Cambodian Venture: An Assessment | 7/6/1970 | See Source »

Indeed, as Walzer argues, an oppressed minority should be able to judge the quality of their oppression and the extent of their obligations. But even in racist America, blacks have disagreed when they have tried to be precise about their situation. This raises the thorny issue of who speaks for the oppressed. According to Walzer, political activists emerge because the masses are unable to act for themselves. They must perform as unauthorized agents, or virtual representatives...

Author: By Thomas Geoghegan, | Title: Books Walzer's Obligations | 7/2/1970 | See Source »

...auto plant that his company is building for the Soviets. Yet back home in Turin, Fiat faces a labor crisis, fired in no small part by the activities of several hundred militant workers whom Italians have named "Maoists." By calling wildcat strikes, the Maoists have upset production to an extent far out of proportion to their numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: The Maoists Strike | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

Some of the most essential needs, like love and friendship, are ignored because they are not material and can not be purchased by money. Or they are considered real only to the extent they can be purchased by money...

Author: By Richard E. Hyland, | Title: No Country for Old Men | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

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