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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...press to seek and print the truth. "This involves a news story of how a horrible, brutal, insensible massacre of women and children took place," he said. "That is what the press's job is: to dig at things like this, to pick at things that may not be pleasant or comfortable for the people involved, to try to get as much of the story as possible into the hands of the public so that the public can make decisions about how we want to run our lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Of Meaning and Malice | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

Screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds has managed to formulate a plot that barely passes within the audience's credibility threshhold. Rob's wife, Micki (played by the sexy actress/dancer Ann Reinking), is a successful lawyer on the verge of becoming a judge. His job is pleasant enough, and he drives a nice car. What more could a transplanted Englishman want? Little Englishmen, for one thing. Rob desperately loves kids, and after seven years of marriage he wants to have some of his own. Micki, who can barely schedule dinner with her husband, refuses. Potential judges just aren't pregnant, she reasons...

Author: By Cerus M. Sanai, | Title: Husband and Wives | 1/11/1985 | See Source »

Robert Fram, the president of the Law Review, said that the move to divest came as a "pleasant surprise. I didn't know that some of the members of the board has changed their mind...

Author: By Paul DUKE Jr., | Title: Law Review to Divest Holdings Tied to S. Africa | 1/10/1985 | See Source »

There were dogs as large as Welsh ponies; of one particular Newfoundland, an announcer said, "A pleasant giant and a wonderful dog for those fortunate enough to have the space." There were dogs so inconsequential in size they were scarcely bigger than the word dog. There were dogs with names as long as a snake, and with a similar disposition. There were hair balls all over the floor. There was no mange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Philadelphia: Superdogs | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

...there's a pleasant surprise waiting for you at Briggs. Bring your coupon book and a friend, but don't interrupt Coach McLaughlin to tell him you're RSVP...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: You Are Cordially Invited... | 12/15/1984 | See Source »

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