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...musical variety show in the APHC time slot. Local tryouts will begin in the fall, and national broadcasts will start in January. But that was Adams' problem; Keillor had no advice to give. He was drawn to the Eastern part of the U.S., he said. In the meantime Denmark, where he was "just another bozo on the bus," would be his home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Leaving Lake Wobegon Garrison | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

...great glee. The refreshing tone of sentences like "What kind of a Pepys diary is this? This is some editors idea of a Pepys diary" cuts through the tedium of life at 84 Charing Cross Road. With the letters eventually come packages of hard-to-find gourmet goodies from Denmark as a gesture of Hanff's appreciation for the employee's efforts on her part...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Playing by the Book | 5/29/1987 | See Source »

...North. They rechristened her the Erria, and she was sent to Cyprus to wait while negotiators worked to release four American hostages. Four camp beds were taken on board, and the Erria made her way to the Lebanese coast. But the deal fell through, and she was recalled to Denmark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wayward Ship: How North & Co. operated | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...weeks ago Britain launched a $30 million government-funded campaign featuring TV ads with the word AIDS chiseled on a gravestone. "Don't die of ignorance," blares the accompanying voice. (Condoms, however, are not mentioned.) Detailed information is in leaflets being sent to the nation's 23 million homes. Denmark and Norway are matter-of-factly running explicit pro-prophylactic TV spots alongside ads for traffic safety and medical care. One cartoon commercial depicts a small i in the word AIDS that reaches full capital size when covered with a condom. West Germany is also in the midst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: Campaigns Round the World | 2/2/1987 | See Source »

...countries of northern Europe, more accustomed to harsh winters, suffered fewer casualties than their southern neighbors. West Germany reported five deaths. The four Scandinavian countries together reported a total of five exposure-related deaths. Nonetheless, the chill caused severe hardships. More than half of Denmark's 200 inhabited islands were cut off from the mainland. Icebreakers had to work day and night to free some 15 vessels from the frozen sound between Denmark and Sweden. Following a blizzard in the Swedish province of Skane, where temperatures dipped to -11 degrees, people were warned that they risked death if they ventured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Waiting Out the Big Chill | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

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