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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Atlantic City, in its newest incarnation, is all about. Shrine of the shill, hometown of hucksterism, municipal embodiment of the motto "Ocean, emotion and constant promotion," the city has reinvented itself time and time again for the sake of a new hustle. In 1936 its mayor claimed that the Miss America Pageant was a "cultural event." (True, a contestant in last week's pageant -- the 63rd -- did sing an aria from Die Fledermaus, but the event is still more about swimwear than opera.) During the Prohibition era, it was the East Coast Babylon for bootlegging, brothels and betting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk Of Broken Dreams | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...really hard being away from tennis because I will miss the team," Dragomirescu said. "For me, that's what [collegiate] tennis is all about. But I'm also here to study and learn. I just have to try to get back in touch with some of the other aspects of my life...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Netwomen Open Fall Slate Without Drago | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

...MISS AMERICA PAGEANT (NBC, Sept. 16, 10 p.m. EDT). Gary Collins and Phyllis George gush over the annual parade of swimsuits and baton solos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Sep. 18, 1989 | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...missed football that much," says Collins. "I thought it was a tough decision, but it really wasn't I didn't miss anything. Football is just the icing on the cake...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Hungry for One More Season on the Football Field | 9/15/1989 | See Source »

...earlier in the day, Getman received word that his top scorer last season, Captain Paul Baverstock, will miss the entire regular season because of damage to his left knee. Baverstock, injured in the Crimson's preseason scrimmage against a British all-star team, had his leg immobilized in a cast yesterday...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: M. Booters Derail Engineers in Season Opener, 4-0 | 9/15/1989 | See Source »

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