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Before that, he managed part of the city's emergency program during the blizzard of 1978, handing out travel permits to residents...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Civil Defense Prepares City for Nuclear Attack | 2/3/1981 | See Source »

American businesses that had lost property in Iran because of the revolution soon began claiming a share of the frozen assets. Other firms wanted part of the blocked money as payment for goods shipped or services sold for which they had never been paid. The companies filed a blizzard of 300 lawsuits, attaching some $6 billion of the Iranian assets. Claimants ranged from giant Xerox, which wanted $85 million for its expropriated business, to small consulting firms like the Stanwick Corp. of Arlington, Va., which claimed it was owed $7 million for technical services like welding training for the Iranian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Hostages: How the Bankers Did It | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

Last week as they returned from Christmas vacation, the three found themselves caught up in a blizzard of nationwide publicity. No longer were they merely Ramona Carbo, 12, Lynda McNeal, 13, and Michelle LaBorde, 13. Suddenly they were the Buckeye Three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Battle over the Buckeye Three | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

...blizzard of flower petals, balloons, confetti and bravoes, she dipped her final curtsy with all the grace and enfolding gaiety that have made her the country's favorite diva. It was her last hurrah as an opera singer. For more than a quarter of a century audiences have been captivated by her supple, crystalline soprano voice, the musicality of her every acting gesture and her warm, spontaneous personality, which soared-but never stomped-across the footlights. There was no phony mystique, no overlay of artistic "temperament" in a world notorious for imperious egos. Sills onstage was indistinguishable from Sills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Glorious, Bubbly Finale | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

...came out of nowhere to capture hearts far beyond city limits. Indeed, les Expos have given an entire nation la fièvre de baseball. Led by Gérant (Manager) Dick Williams, and sparked by the hot bat of Receveur (Catcher) Gary Carter, the Expos have overcome a blizzard of injuries, able to field their starting lineup only a couple of dozen times during the entire season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Out, Bottom of the Ninth... | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

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