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...Ford backers claim to be heartened by Iowa. They envision Reagan continuing to slip while Bush fails to establish himself as the definite front runner. Then the party, runs the scenario, would turn to tried-and-true Jerry, who now plans to make a series of speeches around the country and claims that he would be "available if the ball bounced one way." Just two days after the caucuses, Ford sounded like a candidate when he sharply attacked Carter. He accused the President of "naively misreading Soviet military and diplomatic intentions." Blaming Carter's "cutting back" of the military...
...came to Harvard in search of a solid education. Ironically, although Princeton now recruits much more aggressively than Harvard, the coaches from New Jersey never contacted Desaulniers. Chances are they don't want to let another slip away...
...deep faith in the "strength of people to free themselves" from oppression once they are educated has led him to travel to the United States whenever he can slip out of Paraguay--usually without a visa--and come speak to students. At Harvard, he told a hushed audience, "By liberating the people of Latin America, Americans will become free themselves...
...found to be "a veritable garrison," she and other arriving journalists were held for seven hours before being deported on another flight. But Hubert Van Es, a Dutch photographer on assignment for TIME, managed to prolong his stay. Though he was placed under guard, he was still able to slip away and sneak a few fast photographs after simply refusing to leave the country on a departing plane. His pictures and impressions of the occupied capital appear in the cover section...
...glance of the Afghan capital last week was Dutch Photographer Hubert Van Es, on assignment for TIME. On his way into town from the airport, Van Es saw Soviet tanks and troop carriers everywhere. After two nights of house arrest at the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel, he managed to slip away for a look at downtown Kabul on New Year's Day. He found surprisingly few Soviet soldiers on the streets except in front of Radio Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry and the post office. Back at the hotel, an employee told him: "Did you see many 'others' in town? There...