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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...warned Giulio Andreotti, his Italian counterpart, that U.S. renunciation of its space defense plan was "absolutely essential." Moreover, Gromyko's performance in Rome was merely the opening shot in a propaganda campaign against Star Wars that seems likely to grow even shriller than the "peace" campaign of the early '80s, which was aimed at preventing U.S. deployment of medium-range missiles in Western Europe. Said a leading West German defense analyst: "I have never seen Soviet officials so emotional as they are over Star Wars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting It on the Table | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

...DERBY IN the '80s reflects the economic turbulence of the '70s. Who could have predicted 15 years ago that the quintessential gentlemen's hobby would have become the preferred investment for sheiks, lawyers and industrialists alike? Suddenly (for Kentucky, at least), the rolling farmland and quaint barns which make the central Bluegrass one of the most picturesque regions in the nation acquired enormous value Inflation and its causes made it profitable, in only to invest massively in precisely those assets which make central Kentucky one of the most underrated tourist areas in North America-its farms, landscape, and related services...

Author: By Paul W. Green, | Title: Derby Daze | 3/5/1985 | See Source »

...teen male fantasy that slips into an adolescent world where everything is outsize - even and especially (feminists take note, please) all- male heavy-metal bands. She is good grist for gossip, a cute little bundle, media-wrapped and media-savvy. "I think she's the 'It' girl of the '80s," announces Manager DeMann, with no indication of a smile. "She's for the moment. She's now. She and Sean Penn are friends. They were photographed together on the front page of the New York Post. So take it from there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: These Big Girls Don't Cry | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

Citing David Lee Roth's rendition of the 1960's Beach Boys' California Girls," Ginsburg said. "They took an oldie song and brought it into the 80s with a lot of fun and a lot of appeal...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Debut of Free Video Channel May Steal Time From Radio, MTV | 2/26/1985 | See Source »

Come so that you can tell your grandchildren. "Yes, I saw the great Harvard women's basketball team of the mid-'80s...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Name That Column | 2/20/1985 | See Source »

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