Word: lasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There was obviously a lot of concern about the military's role in suppressing the demonstrations in Tbilisi last April ((in which 20 people were killed)). An inquiry, which was published in the Georgian press, has some very critical things to say about the military leadership. What should be the role of the army in preserving order in the country...
...Last week Volume II, Means of Ascent, began to run in the New Yorker. The excerpt details a shameless pattern of deceit in L.B.J.'s early career. Among the juicier disclosures is how Johnson, as a noncombatant in World War II, was able to parlay 13 minutes under enemy fire into a Silver Star, which he then had repeatedly presented to himself at public ceremonies. Alice Glass, who according to Caro was Johnson's mistress as well as the lover of one of his most influential supporters, had a more realistic view of Lyndon's war. "I can write...
...literal destruction of the Wall would, in many respects, be redundant. Honecker's successor, Egon Krenz, has promised that most East German travel restrictions will be lifted, making it possible for citizens to travel freely to the West. The thousands who jammed the West German embassy in Prague last week seeking asylum testify to the futility of mere stones to bar the exodus. Johannes Chemnitzer, a member of the East German Communist Party's Central Committee, admitted last week that with the borders open, the Wall's "meaning becomes limited and illusory...
Instead, the youngsters move from fad to fad, called bumu (Japanese for boom). Last year it was retro bumu, which elevated the bulky, prosperous look of the 1950s to a new art form. Italian casual, inspired by Benetton, had its moment. So did leather jackets and vests for the Hell's Angels mode. And the prim little-girl look with button-up sweaters...
...Ralph Lauren prospered during the upscale preppie fad, or toraddo-bumu, but interest in the traditional look has recently faltered -- though it will never die out because of the Japanese partiality for neat and tailored clothes. Interest in American sportswear is strong, and the California influence is evident everywhere. Last summer many teens were captivated by the surfer look, with shirts and shorts in neon lime and fluorescent orange. The University of California, Los Angeles, through its own licensees in Japan, sells annually some $16 million worth of T shirts, warm-up suits and jackets, all bold with the authentic...