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Snaking down from a Himalayan ice cave to the Bay of Bengal, the 1,560-mile- long river is called Ganga Ma (Mother Ganges), the holiest of all Hindu streams. Every pious Hindu wishes to be cremated on the Ganges' banks and to bequeath his ashes to her waters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: The Bite of the Turtle | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

Among the Lowell House resident's mail was a letter addressed to Mr. Robert Bork, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, which was not meant for him but for another Robert Bork who has never resided in Cambridge...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Wrong Bork Sent Fan Mail | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

TELEPHONES. The dismantling of Ma Bell in 1984, the result of a Government antitrust suit, is probably the most unpopular deregulatory move. According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll published in April, 59% of consumers think the breakup was a "bad thing." One emerging problem is the perceived decline in the quality of the nation's telephone service since the Bell system was broken up. Customer complaints and confusion are at an all-time high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rolling Back Regulation | 7/6/1987 | See Source »

...degree is long overdue when you consider that Harvard gave [U.S. Attorney General] Ed Meese a medal last year but did not honor one of the men who has done the most for the people of the city," says Joseph P. Kennedy II, (D.--Ma.), who won O'Neill's vacated seat in November...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: O'Neill to Receive Degree After 50 Years of Service | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...tough act to follow because he did so much for the District from his position as speaker," says Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Ma.), who won O'Neill's vacated seat in November...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: O'Neill to Receive Degree After 50 Years of Service | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

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