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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contrast, the Sandinistas, who waged an 18-year guerrilla war before marching triumphantly into Managua in 1979, are masters of tenacity. Seeing Reagan on the ropes, they have mounted a public relations campaign designed to convey goodwill. To demonstrate their commitment to the "democratization process" called for by the peace accord, Sandinista leaders have eased censorship rules and hinted that the leading opposition newspaper, La Prensa, may reopen before the Nov. 7 cease-fire. When Senator Dole passed through Managua two weeks ago, Ortega hotly debated with him in public for an hour. Moreover, a letter that Dole had written...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America Apocalypse Soon | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

...main conclusion of a study released last week analyzing the various factors involved in why American men earn more than women. The good news is that the average earnings of women who work full time were up, to 70% of men's wages in 1986. In 1979, by contrast, the figure was only 62%, a statistic that had remained more or less constant since 1973. The advance in earnings amounted to "tremendous progress," according to Gordon Green, assistant chief of the bureau's population division...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMPENSATION: More Gains For Women | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

...seems to have become a country for sale, a huge shopping mart in which foreigners are energetically filling up their carts. Result: foreign ownership in the U.S., including everything from real estate to securities, rose to a remarkable $1.33 trillion in 1986, up 25% from the previous year. By contrast, in a complete reversal of the situation only a decade ago, U.S. holdings abroad now total only $1.07 trillion. In addition to spurring fabulous hikes in real estate values and igniting corporate takeovers, the wave of foreign purchases has become an important force behind Wall Street's stratospheric bull market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Sale: America | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

Madelon Fuller's childhood memories of Waxahachie, Texas (pop. 18,560), include chasing fireflies, catching crawdads and eating plenty of fried okra, gravy-soaked chicken-fried steak and eggs. Not surprisingly, Fuller's cholesterol level went into orbit -- 324 mg per 100 ml of blood, in contrast to an optimal level of 200 mg -- and by age 44 she had had triple-bypass surgery. She went on a restrictive diet, and her cholesterol level plunged. But her arteries were still choking. Early this year her doctor suggested adding an experimental drug called lovastatin to her regimen. Within four months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: New Ally Against Heart Disease | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

...most sensitive foreign responsibility that the young King inherited is landlocked Swaziland's relationship with its powerful neighbor, South Africa. The economies of the two countries are closely linked, as are their respective police and intelligence agencies. With a gross national product of $65 billion, in contrast to Swaziland's $490 million, South Africa is the smaller country's principal trading partner and its sole supplier of oil, gasoline, electricity and most consumer goods. In exchange for South African economic cooperation, Swaziland has closely policed the activities of antiapartheid African National Congress militants within its borders. A few weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swaziland In the Kingdom of Fire Eyes | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

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