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Eastwood plays a fun-loving hard guy who captures fugitives who have skipped out on their bail money; cons a villain into believing he has won a date with Dolly Parton, then shows up in a limousine and arrests him; dresses up as a rodeo clown and nabs a bad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Dippy Harry | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

"We determined that because of its location, it should be acquired by the FAS for the purposes of the FAS," Maher said of the committee's report. "We also decided that given the large number of competing uses for the site, there should be serious and fairly extended discussion about...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: FAS Will Purchase Gulf Station Site From HRE | 5/3/1989 | See Source »

New types of telemarketing cons are being hatched overnight, sometimes abetted by front-page news that provides a convincing sales pitch. After the 1987 stock-market crash shook investor confidence in securities, con artists began pushing such alternatives as rare coins, gold, oil and gas leases, and diamonds. One Tulsa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reach Out And Rob Someone | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

The consultations were in effect pro forma. Shultz delivered his decision to deny the visa early Saturday morning. A public statement was drafted and a copy sent to Reagan, vacationing at his Santa Barbara, Calif., ranch. Powell called the President to summarize the pros and cons. Said a laconic senior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of A Decision | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

"I plan to stay [at Harvard] for four years," said Chetan Nayak '92, who accepted sophomore standing. "I will probably do research in physics in my last year, and so the program works for me. But before I accepted it, I learned the pros and cons by talking to a...

Author: By Cara M. Familian, | Title: Fewer Students Choose Sophomore Standing | 11/17/1988 | See Source »

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