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Word: tells (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...resent the whole tone of the article "In Illinois: Festival of the Fed-Up." The people who went are frightened and are trying to help themselves and their families. I feel that many of them are making one very big mistake though. Jesus came to tell us we are all beloved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 26, 1979 | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...apparent transgression of their monetary sovereignty this time around, and Swiss officials left no doubt that they too would cooperate with the U.S. freeze. While stressing that all banks in Switzerland are subject to Swiss law, Swiss National Bank President Fritz Leutwiler declared that Switzerland would not tell its local U.S. banks what to do, implying that if Iran wanted its money, its lawyers could take the matter to court. Said he with a wink: "If American banks in Switzerland holding Iranian dollar accounts follow instructions from headquarters and apply the freeze, there is just nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Economy Becomes a Hostage | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...with the feeling." There is a lot of gentle mockery, and requests for hugs are granted, but no Esalen-like, nudie-feelie techniques are allowed. Guilt feelings are frowned upon, and youngsters are not allowed to blame themselves for long. One girl whose parents beat her is coached to tell residents of her dorm: "It was their fault, not mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Getting that DeSisto Glow | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...every starting offensive lineman in the past six years and by every starting center and all but one quarterback since 1963. When Notre Dame and Michigan played earlier this year, at one point five of the 22 players on the field were Moeller alumni. Says Faust: "I can tell a boy that if he gets good grades and he's 6 ft. 2 in. and plays on the offensive line, we can almost guarantee him a scholarship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Moeller High's Holy Rollers | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

...agency's regional offices. When federal EPA officials began investigating complaints of 300,000 leaking barrels of pesticides in Toone, Tenn.--where six carcinogens were later found in drinking water at 2400 times the "safe" level--regional EPA officials refused to cooperate. "I'm not going to tell you anything more about this," said one, who warned, "Listen...you people up there better stay out of this. I mean, I'm telling your office to stay out of this altogether." It wasn't until the Washington Post published a front page expose on Toone that the EPA changed its mind...

Author: By Leonard H. Shen, | Title: The Politics of Pollution | 11/21/1979 | See Source »

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