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...Restic opts to go for a solid dropback quarterback with the strongest arm on the team, he will look to sophomore David Morgan...

Author: By Dan Jacobowitz, | Title: So Many Quarterbacks, So Little Time | 9/11/1991 | See Source »

...bemoaned social life of Harvard's graduate students is likely to get a big shot in the arm this fall...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: A Shot in the Arm | 9/11/1991 | See Source »

...Tulsa program has had its failures. One 14-year-old who did a five-month stint riding with the cops later viciously attacked and robbed a motorist in a parking lot. Police blamed a lack of concern and discipline at home. "This program's a shot in the arm," says patrolman Greg Ball, "but it's only one part of the puzzle." Other officers agree -- but they are also convinced that reforming a teenager is easier and far cheaper for society than dealing with a hardened criminal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting The Brakes on Crime | 9/2/1991 | See Source »

...perjury and withholding information from Congress. In response to the investigation, several CIA veterans have established a fund to offset court costs for the accused. Walsh is said to be furious about that effort, and sees it as further evidence of the agency's involvement in the conspiracy to arm the contras...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Scandal That Won't Go Away | 9/2/1991 | See Source »

...campaign brought nearly one-third of Croatia's territory under Serbian control. The shaken Croatian leadership responded with a series of unconvincing proposals. To buttress the republic's 70,000 security forces, President Franjo Tudjman called up 30,000 reserves, then admitted that he lacked the weapons to arm them. He also revamped his Cabinet, firing his hard-line Defense and Interior ministers and seating an ethnic Serb. In a move that might have meant something a month ago but last week looked like what it was -- sheer panic -- government officials even floated the idea of offering cultural autonomy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yugoslavia: The Case for Confederation | 8/12/1991 | See Source »

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