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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There are tough non-military steps we could take against Nicaragua that we have not taken," said Rep. Lee Hamilton, (D-Ind.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. "There is a better way to deal with our problems in Nicaragua than by fighting this nasty little...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House, Senate Split Over Contra Aid Bill | 4/24/1985 | See Source »

...mandate of male weepies to smash one Hollywood cliche (in this case, that heroes are always handsome) in order to reveal several others (beauty is the beast; the good die young). Anna Hamilton Phelan's script neither sidesteps nor wallows in these homilies; it is notable mostly for the bathetic excesses it avoids. So is Peter Bogdanovich's directorial touch. Bogdanovich may be the last and finest avatar of the classic Hollywood style; discreet tracking shots, invisible editing, no camerabatics, no teary close- ups for emotional blackmail. Nobody is trying to make a masterpiece here. Mask has a sturdy, disposable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Revenge of the Male Weepie: MASK | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

...ultimate goal is to take on the Sri Lankan army, face to face, in conventional infantry warfare," says Athulathmudali. "How I wish they would. I am ready. The army is ready." That sentiment is not echoed by all Sri Lankan officers. "We do not have enough troops," says Brigadier Hamilton Wanasinghe, the military commander for the Jaffna peninsula. "We are building our strength, but it will take time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sri Lanka the Tamil Tigers' Threat | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

Sovern's reasons for making legal recourse are understandable. He was no looking for a peaceful solution or at least a judicial stamp of approval before removing the protestrs. The memory of 1968, when Black militants seized control of Hamilton Hall, still haunts Columia. A violent confrontation erupted after police moved in end that takeover...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Columbia Out of Control... ...But Too Much at Harvard | 4/18/1985 | See Source »

From the beginning. Sovern should have turned this battle of wills into a test of patience, downplaying the drama. The situation at Morningside Heights never demanded decisive action. Only a small of students are involved. On the lawn in front of Hamilton Hall, other undergraduates complacently play frisbee and football or study in the sun. And despite the chains, Hamilton Hall remains accessible through an underground tunnel...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Columbia Out of Control... ...But Too Much at Harvard | 4/18/1985 | See Source »

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