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Farmers naturally jacked up production to take advantage of the higher prices paid for milk and cheese surpluses. In 1973 the Government purchased only 1.9% of milk products, but by 1980 its share of the market had grown to 7%. In 1981, in a feeble stab at slowing production, Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sacred Cow | 2/18/1985 | See Source »

Last week in a place most Americans never heard of, more than 2,500 residents of Bhopal, India, were killed by leaking toxic gas. How deeply did we really feel that news? Numbers are always tossed up first in such events, but almost as a diversion; there seems a false...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Do You Feel the Deaths of Strangers? | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

After extensive ballistics tests, Martella concluded that three shots had been fired at the Pope and that only the first two came from Agca's Browning pistol. The third bullet, which hit the Pope's left hand and right arm, was fired by Celik, according to the judge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: Two Gunmen | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

Love in this sprightly, misanthropic comedy assumes two basic guises: Priscilla's death grip on her family as a vehicle for social survival and Hughie's foolish infatuation. Mainly it is betrayal that makes Wilson's fictional world go round. Feathers deceives Mrs. Blore by exploiting her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Misanthrope | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

Even after they shed their spouses and legalized their union, Liz and Dick were denounced by the pious. Everywhere they went the paparazzi trailed behind; following their soap-opera romance became almost a necessary diversion for a world wearied by wars and assassinations. The pair made millions and spent millions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Mellifluous Prince of Disorder | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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