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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bacon's performance except that its enough to make one wonder whether or not he's the same person who played the delightful Fenn in Diner. One-sided would be a good word to describe his portrayal of Casey, and the only reason that comes to mind that might explain why he took a part in this film is that he probably needed to make a house payment at the time...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Don't Get Taken for a Ride by Quicksilver | 2/21/1986 | See Source »

White House aides said the president had been getting more information all the time. But that may not explain the shift in emphasis. With Reagan, who has a long history of pragmatism despite a deep-seated conservative philosophy, it's often hard to tell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan Toughens View of Marcos | 2/21/1986 | See Source »

Kelley's farming backgound may explain her concern for the land and the environment. Kelley, whose family has been in farming for several generations, said of her interest in farming, "I think its genetic." Kelley wanted to be a farmer even as a young girl, she recalls, although her mother, a Chicago opera singer, encouraged her to pursue ballet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kathleen Kelley: Farming, Skiing, and Politicking | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

...return to Washington, Miller was appointed a junior assistant to then-Secretary of State Dean Rusk with responsibility for Vietnam. As in Iran, Miller says he found a "confusion of purposes in U.S. policy." "The simplifications that were being used [to explain the policy] were less than the complicated truth," Miller says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: William G. Miller: Watching the Watchdogs | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

...this week's women's basketball notebook to attempt to explain just what the Crimson has done to transform its 2-10, last-place Ivy finish of a year ago into its 8-3, first-place standing of this year--with but one game remaining...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: A 'How To': The Ivy Title | 2/19/1986 | See Source »

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