Word: 80s
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...budget cuts will be felt as they take place in 1982." That year will mark the first electoral test his Republicans face. Should Reagan's revolution work out the way he hopes it will, those congressional elections may well entrench the Republicans as the party of the '80s. If not, and if inflation is inflamed by federal budgets wallowing in red ink, the President will have to shoulder most of the blame. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Douglas Brew and Neil MacNeil/Washington...
...more important today than at any time since its earliest years. This is a dangerous "window" period in our relationship with the Soviet Union. Their military strength vis-à-vis the West is at a maximum, even as their economic and political problems accumulate. By the mid-'80s, if we get there safely, the military balance should be looking healthier. By 1990 it might be safe to indulge in a little old-fashioned isolationism. -By Hedley Donovan
...movie can never approach the level of excitement or adventure reached in earlier versions. And this is inexcusable. Considering the potential laid open by modern cinematic tenchnology. Tarzan should only improve. Not that Jane should be reduced to the traditional helpless female role--obviously there is room for the '80s mentality--but the new movie lacks even a healthy interaction between Tarzan and Jane. Miles O'Keefe's Tarzan never says a word, he just grunts a lot, and, of course, periodically lets out that famous yell. They make him into a big dummy and Bo speaks...
Says Mayor Janet Gray Hayes: "This is the civil rights issue of the '80s." That it is being argued in San Jose is ironic: Hayes heads a mostly female city council and has for years touted her city as "the feminist capital of the world...
...younger generation of anchormen will mostly be in place at all three networks. Says Today show Executive Producer Steve Friedman: "It is time for the Rathers, the Brokaws, the Koppels to take the torch. Brokaw and Mudd are going to be the Huntley and Brinkley of the '80s." But CBS News President Bill Leonard cautions that after the wooing is over, friction can develop: "It's always more complicated when people get married. There's potential for a marvelous marriage-and for all kinds of trouble...