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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Few observers believe that Hutchison is an arm of the P.L.A. The publicly held firm manages 19 ports in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Shipping experts consider the company among the world's finest. And, says Joseph Cornelison, the commission's deputy administrator, "we'll control the timing of ships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama Canal: Giving Up The Ship? | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

A telemarketing nightmare, perhaps. But if a recent federal court decision is any guide, that kind of invasion of privacy could become policy, at least according to an outraged William Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Last week the FCC noisily announced that it would appeal a 10th Circuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Reading Your Bills? | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

And to get hurt. More Americans than ever are injuring themselves while pushing their personal limits. In 1997 the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reported that 48,000 Americans were admitted to hospital emergency rooms with skateboarding-related injuries. That's 33% more than the previous year. Snowboarding E.R. visits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventure: Life On The Edge | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

LEO CASTELLI'S death is an exclamation point that ends an era. In 1958 I walked into 4 East 77th Street, New York City. A slight man in his 40s was hanging paintings in a 23-ft. by 24-ft. room. This room became the showcase for a number of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: LEO CASTELLI | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

Janet Reno can't seem to stop stoking the fires of the Waco conspiracy theory. On one hand, she is reported to be pushing for an independent inquiry into the debacle; on the other, she appears to be trying to stop the facts from coming out. While the attorney general...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Reno's Court Action Helps Fuel Waco Fires | 9/1/1999 | See Source »

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