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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this time of day is called a cafe or restaurant. They are teenaged sisters who are as round as their grandfather, Paul Blouin, the county chairman of the Democratic Party. Paul Blouin knows every Democrat in Farmington, no small feat since nearly 7700 in the town's 8000 population belong to the party. Paul practices politics over the counter and the phone, persuading people to register and vote. Most of Paul's hassles come from getting people to register, especially the youth...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: Primary Indifference in New Hampshire | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

Harvard will win big at the Championships at Penn the first weekend in March. Times will be fast and everyone in the East will know that Harvard has the best team. But Saturday afternoon and the distinction of breaking Harvard's winning streak belong to Princeton...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Racquetmen Topple Favored Tigers... While Tiger Aquamen Upset Crimson | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

...area's three major airports, Controller Tony Maimone refused to guide an Aeroflot jet into Kennedy. Said he: "If I have to lose my job to show the Soviets that we won't be pushed around, it's worth it." At Kennedy baggage handlers, who belong to the Teamsters, refused to unload Aeroflot airliners, forcing Soviet management personnel to do the job. The Teamsters asserted that members would also withhold ground service for Aeroflot planes landing at Dulles International Airport near Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Who Needs Their Vodka? | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

...which will probably be backed by Congress, will be difficult for the U.S.O.C. to reject. Its leaders are naturally upset at such a prospect. Said Robert Kane, 67, president of the U.S.O.C. since 1977: "I do not favor the concept of a boycott at all. The Games do not belong to the Soviet Union. They belong to the International Olympic Committee. To boycott the Games would be to show disloyalty to the organization to which we belong and to the Olympics." Moreover, said Kane, "a unilateral boycott would not be very effective." Not, perhaps, in halting the Games, but certainly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Olympics: To Go or Not to Go | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

...roll is about rhythm and movement," she reminds us, then supplies a footnote on anatomy: "Your sex is very close to your heart. It's got to be a total piece." If the biology is inaccurate, one listen to a steam-heated Foley vocal performance like We Belong to the Night makes such a consideration seem irrelevant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Chick Singers Need Not Apply | 1/21/1980 | See Source »

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