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...convenience store, manned by two high school girls, a loud tape deck and the skinnier girl's boyfriend, I asked what I could do to entertain myself for three hours before the train came back...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Post-Election Escapism | 11/22/1988 | See Source »

...year to fill a vacant Senate seat. Expectably, Karnes was challenged in the G.O.P. primary this year; unexpectedly, he won. But since advocating "fewer farmers" during a debate, he seems to have lost momentum. He is likely to be beaten by Bob Kerrey, a former Governor, former Debra Winger boyfriend and Viet Nam veteran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Senate Battlegrounds | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...woman was a resident of an apartment complex on Chauncy St., near the Harvard Police Dept., according to several tenants of the complex. They said it appeared as though the woman had been cut with pieces of broken glass following a dispute with her boyfriend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Woman Treated for Injuries After Garden St. Assault | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...first time it happened, the couple was arguing over a plate of undercooked eggs. When her boyfriend continued to complain about her culinary skills, Sue, a 32-year-old New York City artist, started to cry. "He couldn't handle it," she recalls. "He grabbed me and shoved me. I was really frightened, and I hit him with my fist." After that, their life together got worse. "His temper escalated. He'd grab my arms and hold me down, or throw things at me: tennis shoes, magazines, a book." She finally walked out, too humiliated to reveal the reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Swinging - And Ducking - Singles | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

...small percentage of these couples engage in clashes that result in broken bones or hospitalization. "I thought there was no way out but death," says Laurie, 31, a student in Eugene, Ore., who used to hide in the closet to escape being battered by her live-in boyfriend. Elaine, a 36- year-old hairdresser in Fort Worth, tried to split up with her boyfriend, only to have him break into her house and brutally beat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Swinging - And Ducking - Singles | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

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