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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lorean's lawyers must overcome the evidence on five hours of videotapes and 58 audio recordings that will be the heart of the Government's case. The defense will also try to destroy the credibility of a main prosecution witness, James Timothy Hoffman, a former drug dealer and onetime California neighbor of De Lorean's, who helped get De Lorean involved with the undercover agents. The defense will claim that Hoffman enticed De Lorean into the trap and even used threats in warning him not to pull out. The prosecution will argue that De Lorean had freely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red-Handed? | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

...Frank Serpico mold. Early in the spring of 1982, A'Roterick McLaughlin, a 15-year veteran of the Chicago police force, went undercover to nab officers who dealt drugs, sometimes peddling the stuff from their squad-car windows. He played the role of a neophyte dealer, wearing miniature microphones when he met with corrupt police. His work led to the conviction of ten policemen and the indictment of three others, none of whom have yet started serving any time in prison. It also made him a target for revenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Open Target | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

...Moslem living in Israel ever lost his hand as punishment for stealing. No Moslem drug dealer, prostitute, or Communist has ever been executed within Israel's boundaries. In fact, no Moslem has ever been sentenced to capital punishment in that country. Furthermore, Arab women can wear what they like where they like and Arabs may drink alcohol should they so choose...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: The Fault Lies Not in Israel | 2/25/1984 | See Source »

...underwent more than 30 excruciating operations, only, in the end, to have his right leg amputated/Coward, in precarious health, saw his last shows fail. He became a melodic antiques dealer, incongruously parading his elegant wares in Las Vegas. None of this misfortune appeared to affect the victims; to the public, each man presented a sophisticated shrug. Porter's attitude seemed encapsulated in a verse: "It was great fun,/ But it was just one of those things." Coward sang, "I believe that since my life began/ The most I've had is just/ A talent to amuse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Soul of Cole and No | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

Says William Cranz, a Huntington Station, N.Y., computer dealer: "Mac is light-years ahead of the IBM PC." Mac has some of the hallmarks that made the Apple II such a hit. The engineering is compact and elegant, and the machine is perhaps the first moderately priced computer that is easy to use. But Mac has some drawbacks. It is difficult to expand, has a small memory and does not have a color monitor. Apple will have a more powerful version out later in the year, but color is far in Mac's future. And although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Apple Launches a Mac Attack | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

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