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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Moments later, it was Thomas' turn. He needed at least to equal Tkachev's inspired display if he were to win the gold medal. A slight separation of the legs as he arced through his routine, a break in the clean line of his outstretched body and the title would be lost. Jammed into Fort Worth's convention center, the crowd of 9,200 that had been roaring for its favorites sensed the meaning of the moment and fell silent: never before had an American tested muscle and nerve under such pressure in a world-class gymnastics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Coming of Age in Fort Worth | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

That weapon was being battered last week. In hectic trading, the dollar plunged before recovering slightly. Gold, the traditional shelter in troubled times, rose to a record close of $434 per oz. in London, up $52 in five weeks. Traders worried mostly about the volatility of the Iranian confrontation, and they were also troubled by rising oil prices and the slight softening of U.S. interest rates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Fallout from a Financial War | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...Deer Hunter: "The camera embraces her." Lucky camera. Many women would kill for her slender, fashion-model figure, for that ash-blond hair, oval face, porcelain skin and those high, exquisite cheekbones. Her eyes mirror intelligence; their pale blue sparkle demands a new adjective: merulean. Only a slight bump down the plane of her long, patrician nose redeems her profile from perfection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Mother Finds Herself | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...Reagan went last week, the question of his age popped up. If elected, he would turn 70 a month after his inauguration-making him the oldest of all U.S. Presidents to assume the office. His opponents figure that he is most vulnerable on this issue. Nonetheless, except for a slight thickening around his middle since 1976, he looks as fit as ever. His aides released a report of his last physical examination, in April, which showed no signs of coronary disease and a blood pressure of 120/80-a rate physicians consider excellent. He has a touch of arthritis in his right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Will the Last Remain First? | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...high, are rising at muddy, cluttered sites from the Rocky Mountain foothills to Louisiana's Cajun country. Although domestic production is not expected to rise in years ahead, the new activity will keep it higher than it otherwise might have been. And there is always the possibility, however slight, that oilmen may get lucky and strike another Spindletop or Prudhoe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Searching, Searching for Oil | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

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