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Zhao, 68, painted a grim picture of the Chinese economy. Echoing a conservative rallying cry, Zhao began his speech by demanding boosts in grain production. Lashing out at consumers who are "given to pleasure seeking," he called for more unglamorous projects, such as the construction of roads, bridges and energy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Settling for A Stalemate | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

At this point it is difficult to imagine a successful outcome for the Reagan Administration. The contras have yet to make an impressive military showing, have managed to pile up a dispiriting record of human rights abuses, and have earned a reputation for internal squabbling. Last week Congress found new...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua Coping with The Contras | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

The earthquakes set off severe flooding and mud slides in the highlands above the town of Lago Agrio, 150 miles northeast of Quito. A wall of mud and water careered eastward along the channel of the Aguarico River, sweeping away everything in its path. Entire villages, along with bridges, roads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ecuador Slow Killers | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

Alvarez won attention last July when he protested controversial ruling- party victories in Chihuahua elections by staging a 40-day hunger strike and organizing sit-ins on highways and bridges that tied up traffic across the Rio Grande. Alvarez acknowledges that under the current system no P.A.N. candidate can seriously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Let Us Now Await the Hidden One | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

All in all, some 40 states now restrict smoking in public places; 33 prohibit it in trains, buses, streetcars or subways; 17 forbid it in offices and other workplaces. There are also about 800 local ordinances against tobacco. The restrictions vary widely. Utah, for example, bars cigarette advertising on billboards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where There's Smoke There's fire | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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