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...most important, a decrease in the Soviet military presence -- whether in garrisons on the outskirts of East bloc capitals or over the horizon in the U.S.S.R. itself -- may induce those regimes to rely less on the threat of force and more on a genuine social compact between a government and its citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: Real Weapons, High Hopes | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...ballet masters in chief). In 1944 he expanded his ballet Fancy Free into On the Town, which Abbott directed. Betty Comden, the show's coauthor, recalls the young Robbins: "He was wonderful looking, with his dark, dark burning eyes and his wiry, great figure -- a compact ball of energy. He still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jerome Robbins: Peter Pan Flies Again | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...Nissan pickup, his reputation precedes him. Anyone within a several-block radius can hear Tabarez coming, for he drives what is known as a "boom car." The auto mechanic from Gardena, Calif., spent $8,000 to install the vehicle's current stereo system, which comprises a deluxe Alpine 7902 compact-disc player, two heavy-duty Orion amplifiers and 32 speakers. His rig can deliver a bone-jarring 144 decibels of sound. "I just got carried away," he admits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shake, Rattle and Roar Thunder in the distance? | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...radio-cassette player: innocuous-looking, compact, popular with travelers. To a terrorist, the perfect place to conceal a bomb. British authorities concluded last week that the explosive device that blew up Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December was hidden in a radio-cassette player. The Federal Aviation Administration immediately advised tighter checks on electronic goods at airports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: Fatal Deception | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

...while most people say that the changes are not for the worse, they add that the pace has quickened for this once-slow stretch between two of Cambridge's busiest areas. A new, high-tech way of life has moved in, with an upscale grocery store, a compact disc shop and futon vendors now lining the street...

Author: By Tracy Kramer, | Title: Going for Condos and Smoked Salmon | 2/16/1989 | See Source »

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