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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...region that non-Latvians now outnumber Latvians (52% to 48%) and Estonians constitute only 60% of the population in their republic. Economic decisions take the form of edicts from Moscow. Notes Indrek Toome, chief ideologist of the Estonian Communist Party: "In our own republic we are not entitled to fix the price of a cinema ticket or the cost of a jar of Tallinn sprats. This overcentralization angers people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back in The Baltics | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...Susie's really good," Greene said. "She's winning a lot of for us and is a big asset for the team. Susie's really helpful. She helps other riders get on, fix their saddles and other things...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Men's Field Hockey at Harvard? | 10/21/1988 | See Source »

Greedy promoters and government bungling helped mire the communities in their fix. But the root cause was nothing more sinister than the hope of the down-and-out for a slice of the American dream. Since the '60s, low-income families from El Paso's barrio, 15 miles to the northwest, have been moving here, lured by the open spaces and the hype of half-acre lots for as little as $1,000 down and $100 a month. Water, they were assured, would be forthcoming. And it was, until 1979, when the influx became such an avalanche that El Paso...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting For Water in the Colonias | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...original purpose of the bill was to remedy mistakes--such as to fix typographical errors that resulted in the wrong section of the tax code being cited in some cases--and to make sure the law came out as Congress intended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senate OKs Taxpayer's Bill of Rights | 10/12/1988 | See Source »

...flights between now and the end of 1990. Richard Truly, the agency's space-flight director, concedes that improvements can be made. "You can't have too much safety in a program," he says. "But you can have procedures that don't contribute to it." And he vows to fix those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: The Magic Is Back! | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

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