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January 4, 1980 Issue - 28 Articles- The factions in Afghanistan
Fred Halliday
, p. 4 - Indian elections
Christopher Hitchens
, p. 4 - The end of Oilgate?
Martin Bailey
, p. 5 - Parliament's amateurism
Bruce George and Karl Pieragostini
, pp. 6-9 - Public cost of private schools
Rick Rogers
, pp. 10-11 - Southampton's demolition
Mick Hamer
, pp. 12-13 - Presidential corruption
Claudia Wright
, pp. 14-15 - B.L.'s Combine Committee
John Salmon
, p. 16 - London Diary
Penelope Mortimer
, p. 17 - Letters, pp. 18-19
- First Person
Arthur Marshall
, p. 20 Afterthoughts
- Nasty Turn
Roger Woddis
, p. 20 Books & Arts
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Fighting Jews (5 Reviews) Christopher Hitchens
, p. 21 The Revolt, by Menachem Begin
- The Revolt by Menachem Begin
- The Rabin Memoirs by Yitzhak Rabin
- From These Men by Shimon Peres
- The Israeli Mind by John Laffin
- The Elusive Peace by William R. Polk
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Yous & Is & Doths & Thees (3 Reviews) Blake Morrison
, p. 22 Houseboat Days, by John Ashbery
- Houseboat Days by John Ashbery
- Moortown by Ted Hughes
- Growing Up by Michael Horovitz
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The Sin in Syncopation (Review) Charles Fox
, p. 23 Jazz Away from Home, by Chris Goddard
- Jazz Away from Home by Chris Goddard
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Climate of Terror (2 Reviews) Nigel Bracher
, p. 24 The Press in Argentina, 1973-1978, by Andrew Graham-Yooll
- The Press in Argentina, 1973-1978 by Andrew Graham-Yooll
- Cultural Policy in Argentina by Edwin R. Harvey
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Bottom of the Night (Review) Peter Levi
, p. 25 Faithful Ruslan, by Georgi Vladimov
- Faithful Ruslan by Georgi Vladimov
- Ceremony on the Border
Tom Paulin
, p. 26 - Rustic Song
Blake Morrison
, p. 26 -
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Easy Breather (2 Reviews) Ronald Hayman
, p. 26 An Actor and His Time, by John Gielgud
- An Actor and His Time by John Gielgud
- The Actor's Ways and Means by Michael Redgrave
- Theatre of the Decade
Benedict Nightingale
, p. 27 - Arts Worldwide
Nigel Lewis
, p. 28 - Television of the Year
Julian Barnes
, p. 29 - Music from Czechoslovakia
Mark Todd
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Films: Masked Balls (4 Reviews) John Coleman
, p. 31 Luna (1979 Film), by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Luna (1979 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Monsieur Rene Magritte (1978 Film) by Adrian Maben
- L'Age d'Or (1930 Film) by Luis Bunuel
- Caravans (1978 Film) by James Fargo
- Rock Music
Mark Kidel
, p. 31 - Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 32
- Crossword, pp. 33-36