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Despite such reminders, John Paul had more pressing pastoral matters to occupy him on the whirlwind tour. The Pope had already visited six Central and West African nations in May 1980. So this second African journey dramatized his special interest in a continent where Roman Catholic missionary activity has led...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: John Paul Is Back on the Road | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

No one needs more bad news--the President said today the Grenadians--the Grenadians!--are spreading subversion throughout our very own continent the Supreme Court is a drug abuse outpatient clinic, crime is up. I'm down.

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: A French Quiche | 2/25/1982 | See Source »

...than 200 million years ago, before the world's continents began their slow drift apart, Antarctica was attached to South America, Africa, India and Australia as part of a great landmass that scientists call Pangaea (Greek for whole earth). In strata similar to those of its long-separated continental cousins, Antarctica, like the tip of South America and southeastern Australia, may possess uranium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Scramble on the Polar ice | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

This disturbs U.S. officials. Says NSF Chief Polar Scientist Frank Williamson: "You can't tell me that a continent that occupies the whole bottom of the world isn't valuable. But our current investment here consists of six airplanes, seven helicopters and just over 1,000 people. It...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Scramble on the Polar ice | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

Gerald Gutierrez's adroit direction prevents the basic plot-line of a jockey's love for an heiress from ever dragging. He adds dimensions to the characters, allowing them to transcend their early 1900s conventions. Goldie Gates, the madcap heiress from San Francisco (Maureen Brennan), trails her love, Johnny Jones...

Author: By Brian M. Sands, | Title: What a Modern Age | 2/16/1982 | See Source »

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