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...they dance to the music, we see that they are truly stirred by the 60's anthem. It's one of the few moments when it seems there was something these people really believed in, something they fought for. We also see that their dream had as much to do with a utopian (what we now tend to disparage as "touchyfeely") vision of how people would treat each other as it did with social change. We understand then that the '60s promised to a generation that youth and idealism could really make a difference...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Rebels Without a Clue | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

...Olympic flame arrived on the exuberant arm of Sohn Kee Chung, 76. In 1936, a year of Japanese colonial rule, Korea's great marathoner sagged on the Berlin victory stand to be wearing the wrong uniform and hearing the wrong anthem. This time he fairly bounced around Seoul's stadium. Among those who helped shuttle the sparkler to Sohn were several American sportswriters who had misplaced their cynicism in the excitement of the city. At Inchon, John Jeansonne of New York's Newsday hit an invisible speed bump and took an incredible header, but with an Olympian effort kept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics Special Section: Fantastic Flight of Fancy | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...that could swing the election. At Bush headquarters, Roger Ailes is probably going over the script now. "Take it from the top, George. You turn to Dukakis and say, 'Governor, you call yourself a patriot, but I bet you don't even know the fourth verse of our national anthem.' " The sessions in the Dukakis camp are no doubt equally substantive. "Mike, this isn't public TV. You've got to smile. Now try it again: 'Let me help you with that, George Herbert Walker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Debate Scorecard | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...also a haven for Nazis waiting for their statutes of limitations to run out. The country is really run by the shadowy "14 Families"--German expatriates all. Julia's character is named Roberto Straussmann and is made to look Aryan via an eerie blond dye job. Parador's national anthem is to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" and is often accompanied by "Deutschland Uber Alles...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Parador Uber Alles | 9/23/1988 | See Source »

...Everything: The only thing Harvard junior Tim Perry forgot to do Saturday at the Stadium was sing the national anthem...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Football Notebook | 9/20/1988 | See Source »

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