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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dukakis' plan will eliminate the need for such decisions. To borrow from Jesse Jackson, it places public health above private wealth.

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Health Careless | 9/24/1988 | See Source »

I probably felt many of the same feelings watching Anthony Nesty win a goal medal in the Olympics two nights ago as my grandparents and other Blacks did watching Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics.

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Drowning Out the Old Racist Rancor | 9/22/1988 | See Source »

There is something even more pernicious about family time in American politics, however, than mere hypocrisy and illogic. The obsession with the politician and his family is antidemocratic. It promotes the idea of dynastic politics. Bush arranged for his son to cast the vote that officially gave him the Republican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Spare Us the Family Album | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

But the odd-duck-technique sensation of the trials was 100-meter Back Specialist David Berkoff, a slim-to-skinny anthropology major from, of all places, Harvard. Backstrokers coil their bodies against the side of the pool before the start, then shove violently backward with their legs, hands together, streamlined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track: The Long And Short of It | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Beamon's record will be the toughest to overtake. The jump was almost surreal. In the 33 years since Jesse Owens jumped 26 ft. 8 1/4 in., the mark had increased only 8 1/2 in. In one leap, Beamon raised it by nearly 2 ft. Since then, Carl Lewis has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track Shorts: One Down, Two May Go | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

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