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Adams has always felt uncomfortable about his picture of Loan executing the Viet Cong officer. What the picture does not show is that a few moments earlier the Viet Cong had slaughtered the family of Loan's best friend in a house just up the road. All this occurred during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Imprisoning Time in a Rectangle | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

The disproportion seems to be based on economic as well as ethnic factors. Air crashes, which entail millions of dollars in losses and mainly affect the affluent middle class, especially outside the U.S., command far more coverage than less glamorous causes of violent death. On the same day that the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Who Cares About Foreigners? | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

Iran has often charged Saudi Arabia with failing to protect the sacred sites of Islam. But when Iranian visitors staged riots during the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in 1987, Saudi security forces did not hesitate before attempting to quell the disturbances. More than 400 people, most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Arabia: Off with Their Heads | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

"This is a great opportunity to see where we stand as far as our execution goes," Harvard Coach Ed Krass said, "as well as to see where we stand right now with the other teams we have to compete with, including Trinity and the top five teams in the East...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Netwomen Host H.U. Invitational | 9/29/1989 | See Source »

Last year, the Crimson struggled to defeat a clearly overmatched Engineer squad. This time, Harvard established its superiority early in the game, jumping out to a 6-1 first-quarter lead. Harvard's smart passing, strong defense and overall execution left the Techsters tired and frustrated. By halftime the advantage...

Author: By Jon Unger, | Title: Aquadudes Crush MIT, 21-9, Behind Forman's Four Goals | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

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