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...next 80 or so minutes Hard To Hold goes from concert flick to romantic comedy to a certain affected serious drama. Springfield's salivating pre-pubescent fans are left disappointed and the rest of us confused or bored. Not content to become just another extended music video, Hard To Hold has to tell us something. "It's rough being a star," Springfield says. "Everybody thinks it's just tits and champagne...

Author: By Clark J. Freshman, | Title: Hard to Handle | 4/17/1984 | See Source »

...lined boulevard that hugs the Mediterranean, dice clatter across wooden backgammon boards, as groups of men, each with one hand nervously working worry beads, cluster to watch. The clinking of delicate china cups announces the arrival of a coffee vendor proffering thick, black Turkish brew. As Sunday fishermen impatiently flick their lines, a water-skier waves from behind a small boat skimming across the blue-green...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: The City That Will Not Die | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...fact, sophomore Tom Corcoran needed just 29 seconds to get things rolling. Corcoran controlled the opening face off, zeroad in on Springfield goals Jeff Sherman, dished the ball> received it back and with a quick flick of the wrist made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Laxmen Embarrass Springfield, 19-7 | 4/4/1984 | See Source »

...Kohl, the problem comes at an awkward moment. In December, Economics Minister Count Otto Lambsdorff was charged with engineering a huge tax break for the Flick industrial conglomer ate in return for contributions to his Free Democrat Party. Kohl promised that Lambsdorff would resign if the case goes to trial. Even if Worner can prove his allegations, he too faces mounting pressure to resign. The loss of either minister would bring a shake-up in Kohl's moderate-right coalition government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Shaky Case | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...Rachel Flick, 25, White House staffer, on providing contraceptives for teenagers: "To tell a 13-year-old that it's O.K. to play with sex if she follows the rules is like telling a four-year-old that it's O.K. to play with fire if she is very careful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 9, 1984 | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

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