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The Democrats' attack on the defense budget was even harsher. Senator Edward Kennedy badgered Weinberger to say whether America's armed forces could defend the U.S. When Weinberger replied that the country's current power to deter attack is not "sufficient," the Massachusetts Senator declared, "You are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clashes and Compromises | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

In contrast, "The Genius of Charles James," which opened at the Brooklyn Museum and travels to the Chicago Historical Society at the end of April, is a model-simple, detailed, elegant and a bit fanatic-of what such shows should be. It encompasses the work of one of the very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Puttin' on the Ritz in Gotham | 1/10/1983 | See Source »

Intention and means should be distinguished. There is no question that growth in Government spending must be curtailed. The question is whether this constitutional amendment would accomplish that purpose. The amendment is like proposing to stop an orgy by rolling a grenade under the door: frag the bureaucratic waterbed. It...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: An Amendment That Should Not Pass | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

His father Ed Turner came off a hardscrabble farm in Sumner, Miss., and entered the billboard business. In pursuit of ambition he moved the family from Cincinnati to Savannah when Ted was nine. Almost immediately Ted was shipped off to Georgia Military Academy, just outside Atlanta. He arrived six weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shaking Up the Networks | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

Only fanatic Beatle fans would remember that in the early '60s the group recorded their first record in Hamburg, Germany, where they scored an early triumph, wildly singing and stomping at the Kaiserkeller on the notorious Reeperbahn. Erika Huebers remembers, though. Then an 18-year-old pop-music fan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 2, 1982 | 8/2/1982 | See Source »

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