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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Individualism in the young is also a large factor. "The majority of young people are having increasing difficulty seeing the army as the school of the nation," says sociologist Karl W. Haltiner of the Military Affairs Department in Zurich. Spillman agrees: "There is a weakening of the nation-state feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Switzerland The Swiss Army Gets Knifed | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Even before the referendum, the army began a campaign of self- rehabilitation. It announced that some reforms were being considered, including, at last, alternative service for conscientious objectors and an end to reserve service at 42. After the voting, General Heinz Hasler, who will take command of the military on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Switzerland The Swiss Army Gets Knifed | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Twenty years ago, it was simple enough to define an architectural landmark. American beauties like Monticello, the Smithsonian Institution "Castle" and Grand Central Terminal came to mind. These days, however, the definitions are becoming a little trickier -- and a little tackier. Supermarkets, drive-ins, car washes, neon signs and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Tacky Nostalgia? No, These Are Landmarks | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Much of the attention to what critics call the "vernacular architecture" of the postwar era comes from baby boomers nostalgically intent on preserving the roadside attractions of their youth. Groups in six states are seriously studying some of the teepee-shape motels and iceberg-shape gas stations that still dot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Tacky Nostalgia? No, These Are Landmarks | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

The sooner the better, some might think. The '50s and '60s landscape was one of atomic optimism on the go, of Sputnik-like motels and space-race tail fins. The style captured an attitude of innocent adventure in a TV fantasy of stucco and neon. Could Wally and the Beaver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Tacky Nostalgia? No, These Are Landmarks | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

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