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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"It's unbelievable. The chances of it occurring are infinitestimally small," says Kobach of his and Dreier's achievement. He says some colleges would consider themselves lucky if they won two such scholarships in total, let alone two in one suite. To top things off, Dreier and Kobach will both...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marshalling Harvard's Resources | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

In Texas, where depressed oil prices have brought on some bad times, voters probably don't care what outsiders have to say about Wright. Right now, Texans consider Jim Wright somewhere up there along with God. Many Texans feel that it is Jim Wright, not God, who will keep Texas...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Lone Star Loser | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

Many directors agree that they cast roles with particular physical types in mind. While an actor's physical type is only one of the factors that directors say they consider, some directors concede that it could be a reason why more Black actors are not cast.

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Separate But Equal on the Harvard Stage | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

There is one striking exception: Penfolds Grange Hermitage Bin 95, which many critics consider Australia's best. A brambly, mouth-filling red that compares favorably with a Hermitage from France's Rhone Valley, the Grange Hermitage sells for $40 or more retail (when you can find it). It has already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Bottoms Up, Down Under | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

The outburst was inspired by the transfer of Port Vila land leases from a semi-government authority to a government department. Members of Vanuatu's three Melanesian tribes, which consider themselves the traditional owners of the land, opposed government control of the leases.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vanuatu: Troubles in the South Pacific | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

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