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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...back away from Peter all throughout the next day as she shows him the sights. (Apparently, there is something to see in Liverpool or so Director Bernard would have us believe.) Peter's a sailor. He's probably got a girl in every port. Maybe what she's feeling isn't love at all--just infatuation which will fade as soon as Peter's out of sight. Doubts vaporize as the two intertwine their fingers across the chain link fence on the docks beside Peter's ship, however. What does one say to someone whom he's known for only...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Courting Communism | 6/26/1986 | See Source »

Girlfriend. Living it up. Where's the sex? Well, there really isn't any, aside from a couple a smooches, but that's all right. Instead of Ferris ditching Cameron and getting it on with Sloane (certainly an enviable proposition, for Sara oozes sex), the three friends go to a ballgame, crash a fancy restaurant in jeans, see Ferris dominate a parade, and run smack into Ferris' father. Meanwhile, a couple of parking lot attendents are joyriding Cameron's father's limited edition Ferrari...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: Playing Hookey | 6/22/1986 | See Source »

...audience on cue; seals eat fish dangled by children; there are even a few humans doing water-ski daredeviltry to pre-Beatles rock in the Beach Blanket Ski Party show. As at Disney World, Sea World works hard to elicit one of two reactions from its visitors: awe ("Isn't that amazing!") and awwww ("Isn't that cute!"). Because Sea World's stars are live animals and not electronic humanoids, the reactions are genuinely effusive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Disney Theme Parks | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

...company, has its home. And those workers share the pride that their children feel. Says Dean Thornton, president of Boeing's commercial-airplane division: "Out of 100,000 Boeing employees, there's not one who doesn't get goose bumps when he sees a 747 in the air. This isn't like making toothpaste...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magnificent Flying Machines with Skill and Pride, | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

...trade has become a hot regional issue. Textile workers in North Carolina, shoe manufacturers in New England and Missouri, steelworkers in the Midwest and lumberjacks in the Northwest have been the most vocal in their complaints. "The perception is out there," said one Republican Congressman, that the "Administration isn't doing enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking Political Protection | 6/9/1986 | See Source »

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