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PERHAPS. ON A small Pacific island or in the youthful America of Frank Capra's movies, democracy is a viable option. There popular vote could quickly solve any conflict over statehood, fishing rights, or coconut claims. But today's burgeoning bureaucracy hides the reins of power from the people beneath...

Author: By John B. Waumbk, | Title: Birthday Wishes | 2/6/1985 | See Source »

Finance Company Manager Frank La Barba, 30, packs more than his American Express card when he leaves his home in Long Beach, Calif., these days. In his luggage are twelve compact life-style support systems, including a 1/2- in.-thick electric shaver, a book-size radio, an even smaller iron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Small Comforts for the Road | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

Zadok immediately protested and subsequently wrote a letter expressing his objections to that restriction. "This was no fishing expedition," explained Harry Johnston, general counsel for the Time Inc. Magazine Group. "At that late stage, Time was looking for specific testimony that it thought would help its case."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Of Meaning and Malice | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

He is, at once, the perfect Southern gentleman and the easygoing good ole boy. Trim, handsome and carefully dressed, he can exude the effortless charm of a man comfortable with wealth and power even as he chews a wad of Red Man tobacco, spitting the juice into a paper cup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leaving the White House a Winner | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

Washington's difficult position under lined the World Court's limitations. Known officially as the International Court of Justice, the panel was founded in 1945 to deal with disputes between nations and to advise the U.N. on matters of international law. The judges, each from a different country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Trouble with the Law | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

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