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...Since the turn of the decade, TIME has closely followed the newest wave of immigrants to America and the ways in which they are changing our nation. A 1981 cover story described the pervasive Hispanic influence in South Florida, and another in 1983 dealt with the new mix of ethnic groups in Los Angeles. The subject, however, encompasses areas as diverse as education, culture, food, business, religion, indeed every aspect of our lives. The more TIME's editors examined immigration today, the more they concluded that it represented a change of historic dimensions. For this reason, they have chosen...
Exactly what had happened to effect this transformation was not fully known. The original two hijackers were tough-minded men who at times had dealt savagely -- and in one case murderously -- with their charges. But the ten to twelve gunmen who came aboard during the plane's second stopover in Beirut were of a different stripe: they were militiamen of the mainstream Amal organization, far friendlier than the original terrorists, and they seemed to influence the very character of the hijacking. When Flight 847 landed at Beirut on Sunday for the third time in as many days, the remaining passengers...
...Berri led Amal in armed clashes against Israelis, Maronite Christians, Palestinians, Sunni Muslims and former allies, the Druze. "Berri the moderate? That's absurd!" scoffs Joyce Starr, a Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Georgetown University. Agrees a U.S. Government source who has dealt with Berri: "He may be in the center but only because the center moved. He's not an extremist, but he's shown that he's quite willing to escalate his language -- and his actions -- to retain his position of authority in the Shia community." Still, there is no doubt...
...struggles in American industry are fiercer than the one now being waged between the Davids and Goliaths of the banking world. As such giants as Citicorp, Chase Manhattan and Bank of America press their campaign for unlimited interstate banking, smaller lenders are fighting back. Last week the Supreme Court dealt the big guys a major blow. In an 8-to-0 vote, the court ruled that local institutions can form regional networks that shut out larger rivals based in other states...
...question. Surrounded by superstars, many of whom have eclipsed him in popularity and record sales, Bob Dylan looks as if he has been dealt...