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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem has been the transit strike. By taking a tough stand, she initially had public opinion on her side. The 11,000 transit workers are among the highest paid in the nation; experienced bus drivers make $10.58 an hour. Only a week before the walkout, a settlement seemed in sight. The two Amalgamated Transit Union locals agreed to two cost of living increases a year with a 14% annual ceiling. But then talks abruptly broke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Talking Too Tough at the Top | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

Seven star preachers suggest the end is not in sight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: American Preaching: A Dying Art? | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

...jokes are about her ample breasts: "Two of the reasons why I did not become a ballerina." A couple are about the rest of her body. Sitting down, she notices that her upper arm is still moving when the rest of her has stopped. She jiggles it and -incredible sight-her thighs, legs and neck too. "Isn't it terrible," she sighs, "that when you hit 30, your body wants a life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Midler: Make Me a Legend! | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

...Those 23 warships off the Persian Gulf, cradling more firepower than all our vessels of World War II, seem to have sunk out of sight. The American hostages are still being held in Iran. The allies continue to run around in circles instead of bolstering our position. Outrages like the ambush killing of four Americans by Turkish leftists in Istanbul last week are threatening to become commonplace. Molasses in December...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Gulliver Is Up and Around | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...soldiers saw widespread hunger. Corpses of those who had died from starvation were a common sight along the roads, and children sometimes came to beg food from the Vietnamese soldiers, who occasionally threw them scraps. All three deserters were adamant in testifying they had seen no food from international relief agencies distributed to hungry Cambodian civilians. Said Tran: "I don't think the North Vietnamese will tire of battling to conquer Cambodia, even if it takes another year or two." His fellow deserter Van added: "The North Vietnamese are unhappy when they're not fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Colonization | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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