Word: jannings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Wellcraft speedboat, listening to music -- from the Doors and Steely Dan to Luciano Pavarotti -- or just driving around in his Porsche. His favorite form of recreation, however, is going on long bike rides with his sons, who are both committed triathletes. Astride his extra-lightweight "Jan Le Grand" racer, which was specially made for him by a Miami bike shop, Olmos cycles with his boys as often as five times a week, when his schedule permits. The three usually limit their tours to 18 or 20 miles, though they have been known to pedal as far as 60 miles...
American cigarette companies may feel besieged by the recent spate of local antismoking laws in the U.S., but times are even tougher in Canada. Last week Parliament passed a law that bans cigarette ads in print as of Jan. 1 and banishes them from billboards by 1991. (As in the U.S., cigarette makers in Canada do not advertise on TV.) Beginning next year, every pack of cigarettes sold in Canada will contain a leaflet explaining the dangers of smoking. The tobacco industry fears that the Canadian legislation will inspire a similar crackdown by Congress...
Although business leaders decried the Suffolk ruling as misguided, at least 30 states are contemplating similar measures. Says Jan Pierce, vice president of the Communications Workers of America: "We now have some badly needed momentum to pursue the same remedy in the rest of New York, the U.S. and Canada...
...covers. The Hancock Award is one of 46 prizes TIME has won this year. The July 27, 1987, cover story, "The Gorbachev Era," earned the Overseas Press Club's Hallie and Whit Burnett Award as the best general magazine story on foreign affairs. "Air Travel -- How Safe Is It?" (Jan. 12, 1987) picked up an Award of Excellence from the Aviation-Space Writers Association. "Who's Bringing Up Baby?" (June 22, 1987) examined the day-care crisis and won an Exceptional Merit Media Award from the National Women's Political Caucus...
Just before leaving Moscow last week, President Reagan asked Mikhail Gorbachev on behalf of an aide for a souvenir of the historic meeting: his autograph. Reagan then produced the Jan. 4, 1988, issue of TIME that named Gorbachev Man of the Year and had him sign the cover. We were happy to be of service...