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...matter where you stood on the issues, you couldn't help but marvel at the quality of the oratory and discourse. When Rosovsky, over the objections of a minority of professors, approved each proposal, there could remain no doubt about the philosophical and practical strengths and weaknesses of each. The Faculty had done...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: A Terrible Thing to Waste | 1/28/1983 | See Source »

...gang, the Russian-born Lansky became a top adviser to Mafia Leader Lucky Luciano. He later held the gambling franchise for Havana and, as the Mob's leading banker, had the task of laundering, investing and concealing its growing treasure. In the early days, Luciano used to marvel at the ability of his studious Jewish colleague to fathom the nuances of the Sicilian mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jan. 24, 1983 | 1/24/1983 | See Source »

...larger than a walkie-talkie. Even at $349.95, Watchman was one of the hottest (and hardest to find) novelties in the stores this holiday season. Those mini-masters at Sony who shrank stereo music three years ago into the oft-imitated Walkman have scored again with this 19-oz. marvel and its 2-in. screen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Traveling Light in Lilliput | 1/3/1983 | See Source »

...spite of your unfactual article, the Lear Fan will become not only a technological marvel but a commercial one as well-thanks to the foresight of my father, the dedication of my stepmother Moya, and especially the 275 buyers who have provided a backlog of orders totaling $350 million for what you have mistakenly called a "commercial misfit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 20, 1982 | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

Whether he knew it or not, Professor Kistiakowsky helped me to find ways to be and feel more socially responsible. During the winter of my sophomore year, with his encouragement, I began to volunteer at the Council's Boston office. I still work there and continue to marvel at the way the patient, hardworking and dedicated staff make great efforts in the cause of peace everyday. Professor Kistiakowsky had great faith in this organization, in the way it brings scientific and political experts together and in its ability to provide a means for scientific experts to educate the public. Under...

Author: By Julie Tang, | Title: Kistiakowsky: Professor of Peace | 12/15/1982 | See Source »

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