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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mass.) was nominated in 1962 to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by his brother, President John F. Kennedy '40, his opponent charged that the young candidate was merely living off of his name, saying that "if your name was Edward Moore, your candidacy would be a joke...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Those Kennedys... | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...Layden is a character, probably the greatest in the NBA. Put Layden in a joke competition with Bird and it's no question who will...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Eight FAN-tastic NBA Season Facts | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...where he lives in a modest apartment with his wife and two daughters. Retired in 1971 from his post as an adviser to the Minister of Culture, he spends most of his time in cafes, drinking coffee and exchanging gossip. He is also known as one of the best joke tellers in Cairo, no small compliment in a land noted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Naguib Mahfouz : A Dickens of the Cairo Cafes | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...with your boy and really enjoy?" he asks. Certainly few that are so indelibly G-rated. The society adheres to a ten-point code of ethics, and a committee is available to punish those who might spice their lyrics with a double entendre or even a Swedish joke. The panel hasn't had to meet in years. "People like to ridicule us as a bunch of squares," declares Sarasota, Fla., anesthesiologist Hank Vomacka with a wink. "But they keep coming back to listen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas: Going for the Bird | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

Bush said that when people tried to look into the furlough program, "the governor's administration stonewalled, citing--and this is no joke--the prisoner's right to privacy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush Hammers Duke on Horton Attack | 10/8/1988 | See Source »

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