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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...britches he wears on the cover of his current album, Born in the U.S.A. Says Levi Strauss Spokesman Dean Christon: "Springsteen's a great artist, and he certainly has great taste in jeans." The San Francisco company expects sales of its made-in-the-U.S.A. 501 model to jump 20% this year compared with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clothing: Panting for Bruce's Jeans | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

JASON ROBARDS' STILLAR performances as a supporting actor won him several academy awards (in 1976 as Ben Bradlce in All the President's Men and the following year for Julia). But when he made the jump to starring roles, his films could...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: No Help | 8/13/1985 | See Source »

...considered the outcome more of a victory for the terrorists than for the U.S. Presumably, many of those polled thought a different course would have had an even worse result. Private surveys conducted by Pollster Richard Wirthlin for the White House at the same time showed a quick jump in the President's overall job-approval rating from the low 60s up to the mid-60s. That was still below his 71% high around the time of his second Inauguration in January, but marked a reversal of a persistent slump. Said Wirthlin: "There is no question that the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aftermath of a Painful Ordeal | 7/15/1985 | See Source »

...falls through the air with the greatest of ease. "You know you're falling," says Diver Greg Louganis, 25, however much the layman thinks it looks like flying. "It should look effortless," observes Louganis. "The 'poetic' suggestiveness comes only from strength and how strong the jump is." If that sounds like a dancer talking, it is -- in an interview in the current issue of Ballet Review. Diving and dance "complement each other," says the Olympic gold medalist. "The same type of muscles are involved." Lately he has also been concentrating on starting a new career as an actor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 15, 1985 | 7/15/1985 | See Source »

...incorporate a cassette player, loudspeaker and microphone in a single unit. All a budding balladeer need do is adjust a few simple controls, start the tape of background music and sing along with the lyric sheet. Thousands of pop songs, from Rock of Ages to Jump, are available...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Song of Myself, on Tape | 7/15/1985 | See Source »

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