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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Branching out from the park's center in Jerusalem, Christian-World would feature both Bethlehem and Nazareth. In Bethlehem, one could imagine a hall of martyred saints along the same lines as Disneyland's current hall of dead U.S. Presidents. At the mere pull of a string, the vacationer could hear Joseph and Mary's arguments about possible infidelity and the three wise men debating what gift Emily Post would recommend for the birth of a savior...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Dutch and Disney | 4/3/1986 | See Source »

Rubin--who won 11 games last year--hit her stride in the fourth inning, and faced just 10 batters over the final four frames. In fact, the senior co-captain--who did not yield a single walk--threw a mere 64 pitches on the afternoon...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Batswomen Knock Off B.U., 6-2, in Home Opener | 4/2/1986 | See Source »

Rowning's stellar performance yesterday (six strikeouts, one walk, one hit batter) proved that the preseason success of the pitching staff was no fluke. Through six contests, Harvard hurlers have now held the opposition to a mere seven runs...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Batswomen Shred Wheaton in Opener, 2-0 | 4/1/1986 | See Source »

...team of Harvard and Yale sociologists, my chances of leading a life of marital bliss drop to an even 50 percent. If I postpone the happy day for five more years until I'm 30, and, hopefully, an up-and-coming corporate attorney, I'll have a mere 20 percent chance of tying the knot. By the time I'm 35, I can forget about marching down the aisle altogether, for I will have only a 5 percent chance of doing...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Playing the Odds | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

Consequently, mere assurances by the White House that it will actively pursue negotiations will probably not suffice to wring an aid package out of Congress this time around. Though it appears likely that Congress will eventually vote to send some more assistance, it is almost certain that there will be tight strings on the money. The proposals that seem to attract the most congressional support call for withholding all or some aid--at least the money used for buying weapons--for several months while the Administration seeks a negotiated peace between the Sandinistas and the contras, as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tough Tug of War | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

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