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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...regularly summons more than one generation of the same family, though these are the only fathers and sons who have ever raced together at Indianapolis. In his christening two years ago, Al Jr., 23, brought a smile to the speedway during the closing laps by trying to block the path of Winner Tom Sneva on behalf of Runner-Up Al Sr. Last May, Mario welcomed Michael to the life with a short glance across the row they shared. "I don't have any first memory of my father, the race driver," says Michael, 22, "because that's my whole memory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Circus Kind of Calling | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

...leader of the Chinese Communist Party, announced that only "conventional" American ships would be welcome. Since the U.S. refuses as a matter of policy to state which of its vessels carry nuclear weapons, the two countries were at a diplomatic impasse. Last week Peking and Washington took the path of least resistance: they agreed they would postpone the visit of one Spruance-class destroyer and two frigates. The reason China took the no-nuke position is unclear. Analysts say because the announcement coincided with the start-up of talks between Peking and Moscow, it is possible Hu was trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: A Naval Visit Is Delayed | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

Some chose, first, to make his entry difficult, but not impossible, by placing their bodies in his path. Later, after he had spoken, we chosen to blockade his exit. We were committed in spirit as well as in word to non-violence. The police at the door heard and acknowledged the commitment. This was the situation; among the 200 present, about a dozen were standing in the loyer with arms linked, passively, before the door to the ICR. We had no possibility of conferring or denying rights. Between the South African Consul General and the Lowell House courtyard stood only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Blockade | 5/15/1985 | See Source »

Reagan and Kohl spent just eight minutes at the cemetery. Accompanied by two World War II officers--General Matthew Ridgway, 90, who led the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, and General Johannes Steinhoff, 71, a former Luftwaffe ace--they walked a path encircling the headstones, then stopped at a gray wall, where four German soldiers attended two tall wreaths. The two Americans and the two Germans simultaneously approached their separate wreaths. Then they stepped back as a German military bugler sounded a German tribute to lost soldiers, I Once Had a Comrade. Kohl and Reagan met some relatives of German soldiers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paying Homage to History | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

...plot line by typing commands on the computer screen. For example, when Fahrenheit 451 is loaded into the computer, the following words appear on the screen: "You are in a clearing in dense woods in the southeast corner of Central Park. A pond is to the west. A narrow path leads north along the shore of the pond and to the north you can hear occasional low growls. Near you is a pile of dead leaves." If the player should then type, "Examine the leaves," the program responds, "Under the leaves you see an old rusted grating set into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Stepping into the Story | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

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