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...should shed their uniforms. Both Chief of Staff Yang Dezhi, 75, and Peking Garrison Commander Qin Jiwei, 74, are older than some of the retirees, but both are staunchly loyal to Deng, and both remain in their posts. Generally, as in his decision earlier this year to decrease by one-fourth the 4 million- strong armed forces, Deng's aim is to reduce the power and influence of the military establishment, thereby strengthening his own leadership and programs. The process should be completed this week when the Central Committee, in another closed session, chooses the younger and for the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Golden Handshakes in Peking | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

...sailors who work for one-fourth the $1,110-a-month wages of U.S. merchant seamen. Even when the ships operate at a loss, they provide the Kremlin with badly needed foreign currency (more than $2 billion in 1984). Their military usefulness is indisputable. Several Soviet liners are equipped with side ports for vehicles, which are of little use on a cruise but of great value for troop carriers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Red Star Rises on the High Seas | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

Poof! Like magic, Bailyn is no longer "arrogant and condescending," as one-fourth of students in one of his courses described him. Now, he's "somewhat distant and rather firm in his opinions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Untenable Censorship | 9/18/1985 | See Source »

Poof! Like magic, Bailyn is no longer "arrogant and condescending," as one-fourth of students in one of his courses described him. Now, he's "somewhat distant and rather firm in his opinions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Untenable Censorship | 9/12/1985 | See Source »

Poof! Like magic, Bailyn is no longer "arrogant and condescending," as one-fourth of students in one of his courses described him. Now, he's "somewhat distant and rather firm in his opinions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Untenable Censorship | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

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