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Another evacuee, Paul Sforza '89, said he responded immediately. "Out of the corner of my right eye, I saw orange flame. I felt heat, so I ran like hell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dorm Fire Blamed on Arson | 10/2/1985 | See Source »

...speech in Dallas on Friday, the President linked those outrages with the TWA hijacking as constituting "an attack on all Western civilization by uncivilized barbarians." He quoted Theodore Roosevelt: "The American people are slow to wrath, but once their wrath is kindled it burns like a consuming flame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Attack on Civilization | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

...Pine Street, Barbara Johnson, wife of Philadelphia Daily News Staff Writer Tyree Johnson, viewed the blaze from her front porch. "You could see the flames, 20, 30 feet above the rooftops, reaching over like blazing fingers, igniting houses first on Osage, then adjacent houses on Pine. Soon a solid wave of flame was sweeping down the street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Looks Just Like a War Zone | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

...difference in U.S. and Argentine preoccupations showed up plainly on the White House South Lawn, where President Reagan first met his visitor. After 21 guns banged out their salute and a fife and drum corps clad in Revolutionary War uniforms tweetled a welcome, Reagan declared that "the flame of liberty burns red-hot in Argentina." Taking note of Argentina's woes, Reagan advocated making "tough decisions" in the economic sphere, meaning austerity, as the best solution leading to recovery. Reagan also took the opportunity to extol his own hard-line policies in Central America, particularly vis-a-vis the leftist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy Celebration and Concern | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

Ralph: Wait, Wanda! I want to say a word about retroendorsements. You know what I mean--endorsements that might have been if other people had been as alert as Gerry. I'm thinking of Abe Lincoln for Log Cabin syrup, Torquemada for flame-broiled whoppers or Judas Iscariot for Franklin Mint silver coins. With artistic control, Judas wouldn't actually have to hold the coins up or anything. His kids could be shown flipping them casually in the background among the Roman soldiers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Pitching Motherhood and Pepsi | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

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