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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hardly anyone denies the Stealth's appeal. Outwardly the B-2, as it has been designated, looks like something out of a science-fiction movie. Its sleek design and black exterior give it the look of a cool, efficient fighting machine. Developers claim the Stealth can fly at speeds upwards of 600 m.p.h. while remaining undetected by even the most advanced radar systems. Experts say that the Soviets won't be able to distinguish between the Stealth and two birds flying together...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: Say `Maybe' to the Stealth | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

...brews sound almost too good to be true: they have about the same body and alcohol level (up to 5%) of regular premiums but with less sugar and, some claim, the low caloric content of light beers. Get ready to hear a whole lot more about "dry beers," which are being introduced in U.S. bars, restaurants and supermarkets. After only two months of testing in five regional markets, St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, Inc., the nation's biggest brewer, is so enthusiastic about its version of the product -- Michelob Dry -- that it is launching it with the industry's biggest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: A New Brew Too True? Dry beers go national | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

...that suggested amendments to the Soviet constitution will once again concentrate power in Moscow, legislators in Estonia, one of the three Baltic republics, rejected the proposals two weeks ago and called for parity in the relationship between Estonia and the central government. Though stopping short of Estonia's provocative claim to legal sovereignty, Lithuania, Latvia and Georgia announced that they too would fight some of the proposed constitutional amendments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nationalities People Power, Soviet Style | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

Scatena disagreed with Frazier's claim that theplagiarism was completely inadvertent...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: Plagiarism Punishment Questioned | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

Luckily, Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker had the good sense to end the movie when it starts to wind down. It was reduced in test screenings from 105 to 85 minutes and is still a bit drawn out. Naked Gun is no epic and does not claim to be one. It's not quite Airplane!, but it still flies...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Going Great Guns | 12/2/1988 | See Source »

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