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Even as countries strove to pierce the veil of deceit and corruption that shrouds B.C.C.I., fresh disclosures of the bank's influence peddling came to light. TIME has learned that Pharaon helped keep CenTrust open for a year longer than its bankrupt condition warranted after acquiring a total of 1.5...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scandals: Cashing In on Blue Chips | 8/12/1991 | See Source »

If you want to get really glum about women's roles in current movies, look at the old ones. Of course, golden-age Hollywood didn't waste time on the war of the worlds; it was defining the battle of the sexes, and here the woman often won. Because she...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Can't A Woman Be a Man? | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

To many Americans, the idea of a bankless society may seem inconceivable. Not only have banks provided everything from Christmas clubs to car loans, but they have acted as hubs of the community as well. Yet today consumers and businesses can conduct virtually all their banking needs, from opening up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Really Need Banks Anymore? | 7/15/1991 | See Source »

On one recent weekend, New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital treated 17 bladers for injuries. On the West Coast, about a dozen in-line skaters show up at the Santa Monica Hospital emergency room every weekend, and in San Francisco, David Miles, who coordinates Golden Gate Park's roller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roller Blades: Whiz! Zoom! Crash! Ouch! | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

-- What do Ronald Reagan, Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce have in common?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

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