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To make its feelings forcefully plain, Israel sent eight Kfir fighters screaming in over Beirut. The low-flying jets broke the sound barrier, shattering windows and creating panic. The overflight was clearly intended as a warning to the Syrians by the Israelis, who also strengthened their positions along the Golan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEBANON: Agony for a Troubled Land | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

Seamus P. Malin '62, assistant dean of admissions, describes the applicant pool as a self-selected one. Most admissions officers say at least 80 per cent of all candidates are capable of surviving academically here. The number of acceptable candidates only diminishes as one begins to assess who would make...

Author: By Jaleh Poorooshasb, | Title: The Tip Factor | 4/13/1978 | See Source »

How was he chosen? Up until several weeks ago, Carter was considering keeping Burns on. The President finally was persuaded by Vice President Walter Mondale and Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal that the Fed needed new leadership. About seven weeks ago, a candidate search team headed by Mondale was set...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Adroit Switch at Money Central | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

Some steps toward disarmament are being taken by OSHA'S new boss, Eula Bingham, 48, a former science professor at the University of Cincinnati. Apparently she has heeded President Carter's executive order of last November calling for "simple and clear regulations" and less interference with individuals and organizations. She...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Rage over Rising Regulation | 1/2/1978 | See Source »

The fact is that Chatworth's American schooling has left him rather ignorant. He must attend a "crammers," a seedy institution where a man named Jenkins teaches techniques for passing exams. Henceforth, Chatworth is pre pared to "Jenkins" his way through life. Everywhere but at Oxford, where, he dis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Celebrity and Its Discontents | 1/2/1978 | See Source »

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