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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Not, let me insist and insist again, by Vague Generalities. We abhor V.G.'s, we skim right past them, we start wondering what kind of C to give from the first V.G. we encounter; and as they pile up, we decide C- (Harvard being Harvard, one does not give D...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader's Reply | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

The public has been sharply divided about North since the scandal burst into the headlines in 1986. While many consider him a rogue who set out to thwart the lawful conduct of foreign policy, others are convinced that North is a patriotic pawn swept up in what he called a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Partial Vindication | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

The quantity of alcohol that an individual consumes can also be a sign that a dangerous drinking pattern is taking shape, Valle says. "You certainly want to consider quantity," she says, because high tolerance is a natural symptom of alcoholism. Valle says, however, that a person who gets "out of...

Author: By Chip Cummins, | Title: Alcohol Use Now Leads to Problems Later | 5/12/1989 | See Source »

Councillor Alice K. Wolf moved that the council consider on the unfinished business calendar a zoning change sponsored by Susan Yanow of the Cambridge Citizens for Liveable Neighborhoods.

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Council Makes Strange Bedfellows | 5/10/1989 | See Source »

Gaddafi, who put $10 million in trust to fund the award, had no say in choosing the winner. Swiss Socialist Deputy Jean Ziegler, a member of the jury that selected Mandela, said "ironclad guarantees" assured that Tripoli's influence would not be felt in Geneva. Nonetheless, human rights activists were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prizes: And the Winner Is . . . | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

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