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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reunion planners say they will divide the 800 children into groups by age, as they have done in past years. The groups, from the "grapes," ages six to nine, to the "blues," over 18, will take field trips in the area...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Doing Harvard's Dirty Work | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

Joslin guided the laxwomen to the NCAA semifinals this spring where they fell to eventual champion Temple. On the season, Joslin netted 29 goals and dished out nine assists in the regular season...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Joslin named to Lacrosse All-Ivy First Team | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...boon to Boeing, which has been reeling from a spate of bad publicity. An Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 ripped open over - Hawaii last month, and several airlines have voiced concerns about quality control on production of the Seattle-based company's 747 and 767 models. ILFC ordered 78 737s, nine 757s, nine 767s and four 747s for $3.7 billion. Europe's Airbus, which has been making inroads in the U.S. market, expressed satisfaction with its $1.3 billion share of the ILFC contract. The only real loser was St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas. It too bid for the order, but came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRCRAFT: A Bundle Of Boeings | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

When Clarice Conley was nine years old, her mother and grandmother began the initiation. Dressed in her finest, shoes shiny, gloves pristine, she was allowed to follow them through the heavy oak doors of the Highland Park Ebell Club in the hills of northeastern Los Angeles. In the cavernous main hall, surrounded by distinguished ladies with brows aloft, she listened to dramatic readings, or speeches on art or tropical Brazil. The children even had a dining room all their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: High Noon for Women's Clubs | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

...republic of Vanuatu, about 1,000 miles east of Australia, became a South Pacific battleground last week. Chanting "Change the law or there will be a revolution!" about 2,000 marchers, some armed with iron bars and clubs, clashed with 140 police and soldiers. One man was killed and nine were injured. Looters then turned the city into a shambles of debris and shattered glass. A beleaguered Prime Minister Walter Lini requested help from the Australian government, which quickly airlifted in riot-control gear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vanuatu: Troubles in the South Pacific | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

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