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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whether we will allow the power of the ballot box to be overcome by the power of the gun." In other words, are those who want to stop funding the contras and diminish aid to El Salvador willing to take the risk of having Communism spread throughout Central America, and if not, how do they propose to stop it? That is not a question Democrats find easy to answer. Mondale and Hart have confined themselves largely to denouncing Reagan's policy; others talk vaguely of a "carrot and stick" approach (military pressure plus negotiations) toward Nicaragua, but are unable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Explosion over Nicaragua | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

Although there are precedents for the American stand (see box), it became a painful embarrassment for the Administration. Wyoming Republican

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Explosion over Nicaragua | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

...result of all that searching was what MacLaine calls Brooks' "sense of truth," and audiences responded. Made for under $10 million, Terms of Endearment has already taken in about $100 million at the box office and, with five Oscars and the best picture title, will probably go on to make millions more. Although he has no projects lined up, Brooks will doubtless find a warmer reception next time he approaches the studios with an unusual idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Night off the Great Prom | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

...charismatic team, be it is baseball or box lacrosse, can pull a city or a region together in shared suffering and joy. Part of a New Englander's character is the wary pessimism engendered by watching too many talented Red Sox teams crumple in September. The words "No Pitching' ought to be carved on every Sox fan's tombstone. When the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series in 1979, it was exciting to watch the largely whit, working-class city embrace its largely Black and Hispanic team while the stadium speakers blasted the Pirates' theme song. "We Are Family...

Author: By Theodore P. Friend, | Title: Anytown, U.S.A. | 4/19/1984 | See Source »

Designated hitter Gerry Cox bunted into a fielder's choice and Froto hit a 2-1 change up back to the box, where Sorbara started the game ending 1-6-3 double play. Crimson 6, Crusaders 5 HARVARD ab r h bi Weitet cf 4 0 0 1 Kay 3b 4 1 1 0 Dr-Palo o 5 0 1 0 Rivera lb 3 1 2 1 Maspons dh 3 2 0 0 Vierra lf 2 0 1 0 DiCesare ss 4 2 3 3 Lyman 2b 2 0 1 1 McAndrwsrt lf 3 0 0 0 Vallone prif...

Author: By Mike Knobler, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: DiCesare, Batmen Best Holy Cross | 4/18/1984 | See Source »

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