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...Hallowe'en has long been thought of the ultimate in fourth-grade holidays, next to only birthdays and the winter holidays. You think of it as "a kids holiday, their one chance to stock up on candy for the rest of the year." You remember that when you were seven you didn't eat your last Tootsie Roll until the following May. You kept it under the mattress...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Of Witches, Warlocks and All Hallow's Eve | 10/30/1987 | See Source »

Last week the owners won the toss and elected to kick the heart out of the players. Twenty-four futile days into their strike, the National Football League's itchy regulars surrendered en masse, only to be apprised at the door that they had just missed the weekly deadline for returning. If they wished to work the rest of the week at training-camp wages ($500 to $750), they were welcome to hang around their old practice fields, as long as they stayed out from under foot while the replacements prepared for a third league game. Whether this amounted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Line Crumbles | 10/26/1987 | See Source »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 1980. My oldest brother was letting off a steady stream of terse French phrases while walking through the Iron Market. He used stock phrases, usually ending up with "Tu n'en as pas besoin" (You don't need it) to a beggar or "Je n'en ai pas besoin" (I don't need it) to a street vendor...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Begging the Question | 10/20/1987 | See Source »

...issues, Al Jr. is able to present himself as a mainstream Democrat. He'd be a good, tough candidate in the general election." The leaderships of the Hart campaigns in New Hampshire, Illinois, Florida and Washington State have come over to the Gore camp virtually en masse. In the seven debates to date, Gore's combination of self- assurance and command of substance has helped him overcome the misgivings about his age and inch upward in the polls. He is so pleased with his performance that he has added a new line to his stump speech: if elected, he vows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Portrait, Al Gore:Trying to Set Himself Apart | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

Harvard (6-0-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) netted three goals, tying its second-highest output this season, en route to a 3-1 triumph over the Terriers at Ohiri Field...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: M. Booters' Offense Chases Terriers, 3-1 | 10/14/1987 | See Source »

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