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Dates: during 1980-1989
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, Until last week it seemed nothing short of a miracle would enable a Democrat to win a state senate seat from San Diego's heavily Republican 39th District. But that was before Roman Catholic Bishop Leo Maher ordered that Democratic candidate Lucy Killea, 67, be refused Communion because of her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California: The Bishop Picks a Winner | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

Mencken ordered that the diaries be sealed for 25 years after his death, which occurred in 1956, and thereafter be made available to students only. But in 1985 the Maryland Attorney General ruled the restriction not legally binding. Mencken would probably have put down controversy over the diaries to what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maryland: Mencken's Musings | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

To corporate customers, computers once meant IBM mainframes. But that has changed as high-powered workstations and personal computers from such companies as Compaq, Apple and Sun Microsystems have won over legions of business users. As a result, IBM's earnings have slipped from $6.6 billion in 1984 on total...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMPUTERS: The Elephant Tries to Dance | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

His seven-year-old bank is solidly profitable, a respected institution in Encino, Calif. But John J. Keating, president of Lincoln National Bank, is getting a bum rap all over town. The banker and his institution are suffering from guilt by association with Charles Keating, the savings and loan operator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAVINGS AND LOANS: Hey, That's Not Me on TV | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

How many people would be strong enough to just say no? To reject immediate wealth and accept a relentless shadow of violent death? Yet the major did say no, and turned over the data to his superiors. His bravery is only one unsung ballad of honor in Colombia's crusade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia Noble Battle, Terrible Toll | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

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