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Magadan. It is a name that turns Soviet hearts to ice and evokes memories of the long ago midnight knock on the door. The port of entry to the most deadly archipelago of the Gulag system, it became a synonym for the terror Joseph Stalin visited upon the land. At least 2 million prisoners were worked to death in its gold mines and timber forests and on its road projects. Since then, with few exceptions, the city of Magadan and the vast region around it have been closed to foreigners. When the Soviets permitted a small group to visit Magadan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Gateway to the Gulag | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

...order to win its own tournament, Harvard had to hope for an Engineer loss. So when Queens College beat MIT, 8-7, all Harvard--which had already scored 46 goals in the tournament--had to do was knock off Queens in Saturday's nightcap...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Water Polo Tourney | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

...been unable to follow up on the success of its faddish "Where's the Beef?" commercials. But McDonald's made a big impression once again with commercials portraying the chain as a caring institution. "We spend a bundle trying to stimulate good feelings about the company. We don't knock our competitors," says Michael Quinlan, the company's 42-year-old president and chief executive. One McDonald's spot, called "Silent Persuasion," in which one deaf student uses sign language to propose to another that they visit a McDonald's on the way to the beach, was the second most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Mac Strikes Back | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

Although many will accuse de Larrain of cynical manipulation, I have to come out on his side. It's easy to knock another man's work, to criticize his motivations and lack of real feelings. It's harder to see things from his point of view...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: Dollar Diplomacy | 3/21/1987 | See Source »

...North Dakota. The Fighting Sioux are the number one team in the nation now and are the top seed in the West. If the Crimson manages to beat Bowling Green this weekend, and the Sioux knock off the Larries, Harvard will face North Dakota in the NCAA semifinals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Hockey Alphabet | 3/20/1987 | See Source »

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