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Dates: during 1980-1989
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For some doctors, the respirator is an ideal solution: it assures a proper oxygen supply while putting off the infant's inevitable death. "There is no ethical problem with using the organs after the child is dead," says George Annas, professor of health law at Boston University School of Medicine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: A Balancing Act of Life and Death | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

"I'll take the Iowa caucus as an accurate measure more seriously than the New Hampshire primary," insists Writer Madson. Its political system is almost free of corruption. Its kids always score among the top on national exams. "The accident of the caucuses in Iowa is a happy accident," declares...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Seems to Work | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

Madden required no further illustration of how fragile the pro player truly is, but in 1978, his final season, he absorbed a terrible one. In an exhibition game at Oakland, Safety Jack Tatum, the Raiders' most notorious hitter, collided with New England Receiver Darryl Stingley, leaving Stingley permanently paralyzed. Madden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Madden: I'M Just a Guy | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

David Friedland was supposed to have drowned in a 1985 scuba-diving accident off the Bahamas. Last week the former New Jersey state senator and convicted extortionist was resurrected. After faking his watery death, Friedland, 50, spent 27 months as one of America's most wanted fugitives. Leading U.S. authorities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fugitives: Back from The Dead | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

The MX fire was seen as more of an avoidable accident than a fundamental problem with the long-range nuclear missile or with standard fueling procedures, which had been performed safely thousands of times. Actually, the MX has had far more serious problems with its faulty guidance system. The propellant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Still Grounded: Another setback for the shuttle | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

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