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...fact that controversy still exists concerning the social changes wrought during that decade should say something; most of us have not hesitated to label the '50s "silent" or "boring," nor are we likely to think twice about "mediocre" and "depressing" as apt terms to sum up the '70s. Certainly the past decade can claim as many lifestyle innovations and instances of artistic creativity as the '60s, probably more, but they seemed less radical, less revolutionary and tradition-shattering than their predecessors. Perhaps they were: painting, for instance, could not move much farther toward abstraction than the abstract expressionists had already...
...vital American interests have been threatened in Afghanistan, which has had a pro-Soviet government for two years now. If the Soviet troops leave Afghanistan once their puppet government is secure, all the military rhetoric being spouted today in Congress and the White House will look ridiculous. Afghanistan offers us a clear choice: old reflex responses that got us into our present bind, or new approaches that leave some...
...another nation--will destroy any of the long range hopes for peace that proponents of economic measures alone may hope to gain. Instead of encouraging peace, such an outcome will highlight the benefits of war. While it is imperative that the U.S. must not force a cold war, us-against-them military confrontation, it is equally vital that the U.S. be willing to offer the means of self-defense to nations threatened by Soviet expansionism. In this crisis, the U.S. should respond to requests supported by a broad range of odd international bedfellows by Pakistan and, most importantly...
Leary granted the elevator a temporary operating certificate after extensive repairs "giving us his blessing to use it," Clancy added...
...swimmer Davis Wynne concurred with the coach, at least in some sense. As she said, "The sunshine at St. Croix really got us psyched...