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The scope and fury of purges by ideologues may even be increasing. In the mid-'70s the Communist Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot undertook a savage "ruralization" plan that drove millions of urban Cambodians from their homes and even hospital beds into the countryside. The deaths have never been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: An Enemy of the State | 6/6/1983 | See Source »

Hamill has turned down roles similar to that of Luke, but finds that producers do not consider him for character parts he seeks, such as that of the fanatic cyclist in Breaking Away. Like many actors who have become famous playing one character, he has stepped into a kind of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Galloping Galaxies! | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

Maser and other specialists believe that a network of fanatic German Nazis in Latin America have conspired to spread forged documents designed to white wash their Führer and revive interest in the Nazi period. According to Maser, there is close cooperation between the Nazis in Latin America and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bull Market in Phony Naziana | 5/16/1983 | See Source »

Custodians of the Marx memorial were relieved that no fanatic felt driven to pry the philosopher's bearded bust off its granite pedestal, smear it with paint, or try to chisel off the nose, as had happened in the past. Throughout the day, Communist representatives from a number of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Historical Notes: Small Thanks | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

No other country so embodies the suffering of Central America as El Salvador, whose very name in Spanish invokes the Saviour. Three years of civil war have fragmented the church there into three camps. Some priests support the U.S.-backed regime, others back the leftist insurgents, while the majority are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: To Share the Pain | 3/14/1983 | See Source »

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