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...Labor Party needs all the unity it can muster as it begins campaigning for the Dec. 31 Knesset (parliament) election. Israeli newspaper polls show Labor fast losing ground to the opposition Likud coalition, which is led by such hawks as Menachem Begin and Major General Ariel ("Arik") Sharon. Until the election returns are in, the Arabs will have no assurance that any compromises made by Israel's present government will be accepted by the next one-especially if Likud makes an impressive showing. Moreover, Israeli delegates will hardly dare take a stance in Geneva that could cost them votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: First Aid for the Cease-Fire | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

Army had the early advantage as Harvard had the usual trouble of getting used to the new courts, but that was all the advantage the Cadets were to muster. The Crimson machine got rolling after a short while and won the match going away...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Racquetmen Smash Hapless Army, 9-0 | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...another sense, maybe Nixon's got a point. The American People did promise him a job for four more years. If The American People can muster sufficient self-righteousness to throw Nixon out for dishonesty, he would not be unreasonable to expect The American People to make good on its most basic promise. Nixon does have payments on a few houses to keep up. Pat eventually will need another good Republican cloth coat. And you can't rely on Whittier College alumni in hard times for a job; going to Harvard might not be everything in life, but when...

Author: By Peter M. Shane, | Title: Give the Guy a Job | 12/12/1973 | See Source »

...footsteps of Shakespeare's Portia, inquiries like the one on the pantsuit seem more likely. For instance, Watergate Prosecutor Jill Volner has been an eyecatcher as she cross-examines at Judge John Sirica's court in boots and a mini. Would the same attire pass muster before the "nine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: A Dressing Down for Not Dressing Up | 12/10/1973 | See Source »

...cannot muster it to my defense here. Not even in the face of 15 ill-bred urinals...

Author: By Amanda Bennett, | Title: IAB, 12:30 p.m. | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

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