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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With so much at stake, pressure is mounting for an international agreement restricting antisatellite-weapons development. The Soviets have observed a self-imposed ASAT test ban since 1982, and recently called for a bilateral moratorium on further testing. For several years, Congress has backed a partial ASAT moratorium, but the Pentagon has persistently opposed such constraints. ASAT critics argue that if the U.S. continues to develop antisatellite weapons it will only force the Soviets to do likewise -- and ultimately put U.S. devices at risk. "ASAT arms control," notes Congressman George Brown, a California Democrat, "will serve this nation better than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Dueling Satellites | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

Israel may be able to form an internal consensus to relinquish some authority over portions of Palestine now. This in a nut shell is the solution Peres discussed, and it would leave the Palestinians as partial partners in a state which, though not their own, would be more than they have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Plan Worth Supporting | 9/30/1987 | See Source »

...always revelled in the destruction of Atlanta in "Gone with the Wind" but now I'm partial to the "Battle of New Orleans"--90 shots of the most dazzling bursts and bangs since American fights blew away Khaddafi's tent. The Cub Scouts gathering in a shack nearby gave it a standing ovation...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Keeping Society Safe | 9/30/1987 | See Source »

...course, a hard-edged manager may be just what First City needs. Despite a partial recovery in petroleum prices this year, the Texas economy is still stagnant and oil-patch lending remains a risky business. The FDIC has already rescued eleven Texas banks, while 38 others went belly up. Last week, as Abboud set up temporary quarters in a First City Tower conference room, he said he will aggressively seek new business, and predicted that First City will be profitable "very shortly" after the influx of FDIC and private funds. "As this bank emerges, it's going to be formidable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes the Cavalry | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

...President provoked a general strike by leftist and conservative trade unions, angry over a recently announced hike in gasoline prices, from $1.24 to $1.49 per gal. In a country where the average annual income is barely $600 a year, the increase was stunning. Though Aquino finally declared a partial rollback of the hike, thousands of Filipinos walked off their jobs and out of their classrooms in the largest show of protest since Aquino assumed the presidency. After the strike went into a second day, the military cracked down, arresting more than 120 labor activists. Several union leaders have been charged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines The Coup That Failed | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

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