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...held the Reagan Administration responsible for "murder." Linder's father also fingered Washington, declaring,"Who killed Ben? He was killed by someone, they were hired by someone, and they were paid by someone, and so on down the line to < the President of the U.S." The contras tried to pin blame on Managua by charging the Sandinista regime with having allowed Linder to enter a war zone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua The Sad Saga of a Sandalista | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...Risky Business, Fox's latest showcases an enterprising young man who can turn the world on its side and hurdle any obstacle with humor and flair. Fox's wide-eyed enthusiasm quickly wins the audience over and he gives his character more dimensions than do the pin-ups of him in teen magazines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Secret of My Success | 4/25/1987 | See Source »

Even before Pope John Paul II arrived, the rhythmic chant thundered through the packed stadium in Santiago. "Chi-Chi-Chi, le-le-le!" shouted 80,000 exuberant teenagers, stomping their feet and shaking the arena. Then they began to chant "Pin-o-chet, go away!," conscious that they were on the site where scores of Chileans were killed and hundreds tortured after the 1973 coup in which General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte toppled elected Marxist President Salvador Allende Gossens. His voice trembling, the Pope acknowledged the "sadness" of the place and urged his audience "not to remain indifferent in the face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chile Bearer of Unwelcome Tidings | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

...neutrino bursts could help pin down theoretical models not only about how stars die but also about how the universe might expire. A debate is raging over how much "dark matter" -- stuff invisible to astronomers -- exists in the universe. If there is sufficient dark matter, its gravity will be enough to force the universe, still expanding from the Big Bang, to slow, stop and fall together again in a "Big Crunch." If the necessary matter does not exist, the universe will expand forever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Supernova! | 3/23/1987 | See Source »

...pin down a performer, it plans to hold a concert in Bright Hockey Center or the Stadium this spring...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: SPA Planning Spring Concert | 3/3/1987 | See Source »

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