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...Loneliest Town on the Loneliest Road in America"), Walter Cuchine heard news of the loud booms and set out a coffee can to collect donations for an antiaircraft gun. "Last year one concussion knocked a Senator off his podium here, but whenever you call the commanders to complain, they say, 'Did you get a tail number?' Of course not. Maybe if we were able to shoot one down, though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTIN, NEVADA: CONSPIRACY, U.S.A. | 7/7/1997 | See Source »

Under Mao, he says, "who dared be corrupt?" Shenyang's workers complain angrily that bosses are pocketing all the wealth through bribery, kickbacks and payoffs. That bothers them even more than their own low salaries. "If you were corrupt under Mao," Liang says, "you'd be purged. Now they just tolerate it." Shenyang's citizens "loved" Beijing's recent Strike Hard crackdown on crime and corruption. When U.S. officials noted that some innocent people were jailed during the ruthless campaign, Shenyang applauded. "They said only bad people got caught," says a Western diplomat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INSIDE CHINA | 6/30/1997 | See Source »

...British show The Avengers--is back again now that the show is being made into a feature film (a movie of a TV show! Why didn't anyone think of this before?!), with Thurman, RALPH FIENNES and Sean Connery. As for the old Avengers, they're perfectly happy. "Actors complain that their TV shows have not been good for them, but The Avengers has been great to me," says Patrick Macnee, 75, the original Steed, who has a cameo in the film and a 2.5% stake in the show. "And, thank goodness, Steed still carries an umbrella instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 30, 1997 | 6/30/1997 | See Source »

...Harvard, we tend to use the most challenging and up-to-date materials, and that's a characteristic of universities like this," says Kishlansky, who says that his reading lists have grown shorter over the years as more and more students complain about their length...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, | Title: Textbook Trends | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

According to Gingerich, Bok then called the Confi Guide to complain about its harsh treatment of the junior Faculty...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, | Title: Undergraduate Use of Consumer Course Guides Expands | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

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