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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...under control. From a peak of 150 hard-core members four years ago, the Red Army Faction has dwindled to about 30 as a result of arrests, deaths in clashes with police and desertions from the cause. Despite their limited numbers, say West German officials, the terrorists want to exploit the wave of protest against the NATO decision to deploy U.S. medium-range nuclear missiles in Western Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: Return of the Red Army Faction | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

...much fighting took place after the bell as before. Hearns exorcised his anger by refusing to be separated, and Leonard obliged him in those brief exchanges. But if Hearns' potential knockout punch was a bomb ticking, so was Leonard's blinding hand speed and his capacity to exploit an opening. In the sixth round, Hearns dropped his right hand too far, and Leonard swooped into the opening with a savage left hook. Hearns was rocked back on his heels and, suddenly wobbly, retreated to the ropes. While Hearns reeled, Leonard swarmed over him, throwing dozens of punches. Hearns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sugar Knows How to Hit, Man | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

Yale's Rich Diana keeps coming at opposing defenses until he finds a crack in the line he can exploit...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Yale's Diana Punctures Brown Defense; Penn, Dartmouth Score Opening Wins | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

Spouting heresy in a mild and disarming manner, the wiry general doubts that we need the new MX missile system. He would exploit cruise missiles and hurry research to put future nuclear weapons on submarines. He would put no more American muscle into NATO, believing that if the Soviets decide to attack nations on the fringes of the Iron Curtain there is no way we can win. Our strategy must be to prevent such a move by raising the costs to their interests around the globe. Taylor argues that we need to take a closer look at the Kremlin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Heresy from a Man of Action | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

...rich don't use the subways, she argues, they will continue to fall apart and so will her beloved city. Streep is a liberal who is outraged by the Reaganauts in Washington, and a feminist who supports the ERA and who gets angry at the way films exploit women in sex scenes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Meryl Magic | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

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