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...West End Christian School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and seized 80 students and four of their teachers. "There are people on the street who don't have a place to sleep or anything to eat," shouted Harvey. "I am doing this for them." After twelve hours, Harvey fell for Alabama Governor Guy Hunt's false promise of a pardon. He released his prisoners, was arrested, and, with Rhodes, now possibly faces life in prison for kidnaping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hostages: Two Captive Audiences | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

...lost at least $9 million since it was opened three years ago. But the large U.S. chains believe they can make the idea work by selling name-brand goods at paper-thin markups. K mart announced last September that it will form a joint venture with Bruno's, an Alabama-based grocery-store group, to open a national hypermarket chain. Archrival Wal-Mart, meanwhile, hopes to open 50 Hypermart USA stores during the next eight years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Come Malls Without Walls | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

Only a handful of hockey teams play below the 37th parallel. For instance, the Los Angeles Kings, Northern Arizona University, of Alabama-Huntsville and U.S. International...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Bright Ice Chills Gypsy Eagles | 2/5/1988 | See Source »

John Smith, Mayor of Prichard, Alabama,president of the National Conference of BlackMayors and secretary-general of the WorldConference of Mayors, said democracy would only besuccessful if people actively participated...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: IOP Fellows Share Stories at Introduction | 2/5/1988 | See Source »

Sawyer, 53, will serve until a special election in April 1989. Elected to the council in 1971, after climbing through South Side ward politics, the Alabama native has been an effective operator who got along with both the Richard Daley machine and the constituents of his black middle-class district. Under Chicago's notorious patronage system, Sawyer admits, he was able to place 16 friends and relatives in city jobs. Yet he was the first black alderman to break with former Mayor Jane Byrne and thus help Washington defeat her in 1983. He supported Washington's policies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shaky Start | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

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