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Under the plan, U.S. banks would swap their Mexican debts at a markdown of as much as 50% for new bonds that pay a somewhat higher interest rate. Despite the loss that banks would take in the trade, the new Mexican paper would be considered more secure and negotiable than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: A Debtor's Swap Meet | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

Since the fire, the "Terrans" have stressed maintaining close bonds with each other even if their social center is temporarily gone.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Repairs Start at Damaged Eating Club | 1/8/1988 | See Source »

In defiance of the "rules" of drama, Wilder kills off half a dozen characters without offering even one juicy onstage death scene, and the mourners are limited to one wordless gesture and one choked cry. Although the play appears to celebrate the tender bonds of family and community, the beauty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Scraping Away the Sentiment OUR TOWN | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

Artists are known for what they push away as well as for what they embrace. So it was with Paul Gauguin, who for a century has fired the escapist imagination with his rejection of conventional life and academic painting for la vie Tahitienne and a bold new art. Paul Gauguin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Shelf of Holiday Treats and Treasures | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

Still at the center of the investigation, by all accounts, are Drexel Burnham Lambert and Michael Milken, head of the investment firm's junk-bond operation. Since junk bonds, which are high-yield, high-risk securities, are often used to finance takeovers, Milken and other Drexel Burnham employees have had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back in The Spotlight | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

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