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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Joyner cited the pressures of traveling to fulfill several commitments as the main reason for her retirement plans...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Griffith Joyner Retires; Plans To Write And Act | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

...Burhanuddin Rabbani, 48, heads the Jamiat-i-Islami (Islamic League), militarily the strongest Afghan party. A former theology professor at Kabul University, Rabbani has fought against Afghan governments since 1970. Rabbani's main weakness: his political strength lies with the Tajik and Uzbek ethnic groups in a country that has traditionally been ruled by Pashtuns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan Rebels with Too Many Causes | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

...modern three-story structure is to be joined to the Fogg on Prescott Street, with its main entrance through the second floor of the Fogg. Not only will the location compress the space between exhibits, but it is hoped that it will make what is now a series of tar paths and dumpsters visually pleasing. The new complex will also be integrated with its famous neighbor, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, which was designed by French architect Le Corbusier. The ramp from the Carpenter Center which now opens into the unused rear of the Fogg will lead...

Author: By Yuko Miyazaki, | Title: The New Busch-Reisinger Plans | 2/24/1989 | See Source »

This year's show drags spectactors into the age of speakeasies, gangsters and Prohibition. The plot is simple. Booze is forbidden, boobs are not. Action turns on the antics of three main groups--bar-goers, cops and mobsters. The only beer joint in town not run by the mob--Cafe Ole--offers stripteasers to serve up the mixers. The plot centers around an attempt to save the bar, first from getting busted by the Federal Bureau of Prohibition and then from a "hostile takeover...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Puttin' on the Blitz | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

...main actors can take credit for whatever zip the show contains. Luckily, this year their efforts are aided by some outstanding professional choreography, set design and costumes. Fat budgets can buy the best...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Puttin' on the Blitz | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

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