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...leaner People's Liberation Army has been planned for some time, and Communist Party Leader Hu Yaobang announced last week what amounts to a crash diet: China will demobilize 1 million men and women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Notes Apr 29 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Nation section figured they could finally relax last Friday afternoon and began looking forward to a summer weekend. The cover story planned for this issue had been scrapped in midweek when the Coca-Cola Co. announced the return of the old Coke, and the editors had ordered a crash cover on the business and social implications of the surprise move. This time, the Nation staffers thought, the crunch was on the Economy & Business section, which had mobilized quickly, worked round the clock and, as evening fell, was in the final throes of closing its Coke cover story. Some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter from the Publisher: Jul. 22, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...preserved every sound in the cockpit during the last 30 minutes of flight, from the voices of the crew to possible instrument noises, like alarms. The flight-data recorder should show precise measurements of altitude, engine speed, heading and other flight conditions from takeoff to the impact of the crash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disasters: Deep Grab | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Want to teach but have no credential? asks the headline on a poster inside the Los Angeles unified school district's crash recruiting center. "Relax," continues the pitch. "We can help you get your teaching credential while you work full time as a junior or senior high school teacher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: And Now, a Teacher Shortage | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...modernized a community once called a "sunny place for shady people," building affordable hotels to draw middle-class visitors to its famed Monte Carlo casino, and popularizing the mini-state, which has no income tax, as a tax haven for foreign businesses. After Kelly's death in a car crash in 1982, he withdrew, facing declining health and regular tabloid accounts of the indiscretions of his rebellious daughters, Caroline and Stephanie. He is succeeded by his son, Prince Albert...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

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