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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Carman called the assassination "a violent reaction to a violent event," referring to the storming of the holy Sikh Golden Temple of Amritsar by government troops in June...

Author: By Paull E. Hejinian, | Title: Harvard Professors Speculate About India's Political Future | 11/1/1984 | See Source »

Yalman noted that the army may play a crucial role in the coming months. When the army raided the Golden Temple, a number of Sikh soldiers refused to fight, choosing to join the extremists instead. Rajiv may have to contend with similar desertions if he decides to crack down on the Sikhs, Yalman said...

Author: By Paull E. Hejinian, | Title: Harvard Professors Speculate About India's Political Future | 11/1/1984 | See Source »

Shattuck saw the alinost insurmountable lead (only a touchdown and a two-point conversion would have won it for the Jumbos) as a golden opportunity to give some of the Crimson reserves a chance to play, and he yanked most of the big guns after the first half ended...

Author: By Kevin Carter, | Title: Kenworthy Shines; Booters Rout Tufts | 11/1/1984 | See Source »

...will have less. In the first debate the President had the image of faltering, and image is what counts in these things. By this time everyone knows the candidates' positions, and the candidates have a standard response for every charge. There isn't that kind of golden kazoo or gimmick that is going to solve your problems. Who won the debate isn't what's important. And it wouldn't be as easy to make that judgment this time. The real question is what will be the views of the electorate in two weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Points for Style and Substance | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...British accent would never be comfortable with such guttural nativisms. But Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, 65, the King of Ghana's Asante people, still got along fine with New York City Mayor Edward Koch, 59. To kick off his first visit to the U.S. since ascending to the "golden stool" of the Asante in 1970, the King last week donned tribal regalia and, with 'Koch happily tagging along, led a ceremonial procession up the steps of the American Museum of Natural History to celebrate the opening of "Asante Kingdom of Gold," an exhibit of some 800 gold shields...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 29, 1984 | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

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