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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Themes include love, baseball, pre-Newtonian physics. "Insults," one fellow emphasizes, "are not unheard of." The younger fellows, in gaudy shirts, baggy sweaters and crepe-soled shoes, happily bait their seniors, most of them in suits and ties. A department head cannot pull rank here. "There's no power to be gained or lost," Krieger points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In North Carolina: Corn Bread and Great Ideas | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

Adopting a sprightly British accent and a no-nonsense manner, this handsome actress could cause any man to swoon, regardless of age, rank or marital status. Her feistiness meshes well with Duvall's homey gruffness: they're the Hepburn and Tracy of the European Theater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Love at War with Ike and Kay | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...first fruits of Mrs. Thatcher's victory may be headaches in Africa for President Carter. Many rank-and-file Tories want her to recognize the new Muzorewa regime in Rhodesia, and both she and her colleagues have in the past been almost scornful of the Anglo-American efforts to woo the Patriotic Front. Dire warnings from British civil servants and others of the disastrous consequences for the British image and trade in Africa may yet dissuade her: the last thing anyone wants is a row at the Commonwealth prime ministers' conference in July, which the Queen is scheduled to attend...

Author: By Gordon Marsden, | Title: Britain Under the 'Iron Lady' | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...Yale crew, which some observers rank as a co-favorite with Harvard for the 1979 rowing title, helped to justify that presumption Saturday with an over-whelming defeat of Penn. The Elis rowed the Connecticut River course in 5:54.0 to the Quakers' 6:07.5, a surprisingly large margin, as Penn seemed a more formidable rival...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Crimson Heavies Crush Princeton, MIT | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...Rank Spring--Stephen Romer, Henry Fellow, Cambridge, England, Leverett...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Weekly What Listings Calendar: April 26- May 2 | 4/26/1979 | See Source »

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