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The McNeelys had kin in Tucson, and Roy had always enjoyed Arizona, so he was delighted when a law-enforcement job opened up in nearby Tombstone. Tombstone had been around since 1877, when the discovery of silver deposits rushed it into being. Like so many other by now familiar Western...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Arizona: Taming a Troublesome Town | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

Tombstone had the climate, a desert that bursts alive in spring, the San Pedro Valley, Dragoon Mountains to the north, Huachucas to the south, and sunsets that turned the land lavender. With fresh paint, new lumber and much of America out on the open road in the modern prairie schooner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Arizona: Taming a Troublesome Town | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

Naval blockades and the mining of territorial waters rounded out McFarlane's list of the "active" measures that could be used to combat terrorism. The U.S. must also improve its "passive" anti-terrorism measures by gathering and sharing intelligence with its allies, improving security, and by increasing international cooperation in...

Author: By Kenneth A. Gerber, | Title: McFarlane Backs Libya Action | 4/30/1986 | See Source »

In East Berlin last week, Honecker's speech to his party congress could have been written by Gorbachev, who listened attentively. The concerns were the same: greater emphasis on high technology, more worker initiative and increased concern for consumers. Hundreds of signs plastered around East Berlin extolled the virtues of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eastern Europe Communism's Old Men | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

Whether or not Expo 86 is an aesthetic triumph, it promises to be a business bonanza for British Columbia. The fair, which cost $1 billion to mount, is expected to attract more than 8 million visitors, some 60% from Canada and 35% from the U.S. The fair will undoubtedly generate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Westward Ho to Expo 86 | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

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