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She had, of course, been planning all her life. Born the eldest daughter of Lord Digby, a baron, in 1920, she would never inherit the 2,500-acre family estate that went eventually to her only brother. But Pamela Digby was bored in the Dorset countryside. She craved more excitement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HER BRILLIANT CAREER: PAMELA HARRIMAN (1920-1997) | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

The press box and bleachers were deserted, there were some cheerleaders who looked bored beyond belief, and some bands were droning on like broken records. Oh yeah, there were also some shenanigans going on on the ice that they were calling a hockey game.

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men's Hockey Falls to Northeastern, 2-0 | 2/11/1997 | See Source »

LIMA, Peru: Chief negotiator Domingo Palermo has cut off negotiations with Tupac Amaru rebels holed up in the Japanese ambassador's residence, saying he wants a "clear sign" from the captors before he will meet with them again, according to Lima's El Comercio. Has Fujimori's government turned to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back To the Hard Line | 1/7/1997 | See Source »

That was Mastroianni: the postheroic hero, defining the European male in all his charm, complexity, failure. Husband and lover, actor and movie star, deft comedian and suavest delineator of atomic-age anomie--there was a Marcello for every sexual taste, every moral mood. And he loved being those people; that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARCELLO MASTROIANNI (1924-1996): Imperfect, Irresistable | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

Even the most loyal Sears workers at the new store in suburban Glen Burnie, Maryland, can hardly believe it as they watch merchandise disappearing from their stores faster than they can spell R-E-B-O-U-N-D. Three years ago, the company was closing stores and slashing its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BACK IN STYLE IN THE SUBURBS | 12/23/1996 | See Source »

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