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...Shaocheng of the ministry's emergency rescue office said he could only confirm state-run radio's earlier report that more than 600 people were killed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Earthquake Kills Over 900 in China | 11/9/1988 | See Source »

...House in Monterey, Calif. Ten years ago, only 25% to 30% of diners in his restaurants ordered dessert. Now, says Picot, as many as 70% of Florida customers and 80% of those in California are indulging. Boston's Ritz-Carlton hotel and Shaw's Crab House in Chicago confirm the trend: dessert sales at both are up about 15% over last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Let Them Eat Cake! | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

Intangibles: If Harvard is going to get a victory in the next four games, this is the time to do it. Home field, a weak opponent--the conditions seems right. Harvard needs a lift going into the final month of the season. A loss to Brown would confirm critics' opinions that this Crimson club is simply...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 10/29/1988 | See Source »

Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady I. Gerasimov refused to confirm or deny that a release of political prisoners was in the offing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soviets to Release All Political Prisoners | 10/27/1988 | See Source »

...findings may please skeptics, but the shroud saga is not a major embarrassment for the Roman Catholic Church. Shortly after the earliest known exhibit of the shroud, in 1354, a French bishop declared it to be a fraud. Through subsequent centuries the church refused to confirm its authenticity. The examination that finally discredited the shroud was conducted with the full blessing of the church, in an unusual alliance between honest faith and objective science. When Pope John Paul was informed of the negative report two weeks ago, he ordered, "Publish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Debunking The Shroud of Turin | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

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