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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Co-Captain Boyum's tournament play followed a similar pattern, but with a twist. After winning in the first round and losing in the second, the Crimson's number two player faced teammate Edge in the consolation match--Harvard's number two against Harvard's number one for a spot...

Author: By Barbara VAN Gorder, | Title: Racquetwomen Advance | 2/18/1986 | See Source »

Duvalier moved toward the military aircraft, pausing to bestow a few words of thanks on the row of elite khaki-uniformed guards who had protected him in the final months of his presidency. Nearby, two grim-faced men, one in military uniform, one in civilian dress, observed the Duvaliers' departure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti End of the Duvalier Era | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

To enforce his rule, Duvalier created the thuggish Tonton Macoutes, Creole for bogeymen. Swaggering through the streets, they terrorized the population, extorted money and tortured and killed untold numbers. In January 1971, Papa Doc decreed that his tubby son Jean-Claude, 19, would succeed him in the presidency. Haitians were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti End of the Duvalier Era | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

Marcos faced the same Chambers of Commerce in Manila the day after Aquino, but his reception was markedly tepid. The President attacked his opponent for naively believing that the country's Communist insurgents would lay down their arms in response to a six-month cease-fire, which is part of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philippines Standoff in Manila | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

Jim Bakker (pronounced baker), 46, is the boyish-faced Pentecostal proprietor of the PTL (for People That Love or Praise the Lord) Network in Charlotte, N.C. The network ranks second to Robertson's CBN in Christian cable (13 million households, 24 hours, all religion). The featured offering is the daily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Power, Glory - and Politics | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

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