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Elementary school teachers' pleas for students to eat "a nutritious breakfast" may never be the same again. They'll have to change the four food groups to five, to accomodate syrupy, sugary beverages and foods. They'll recommend three daily portions from the Cola group, although they will allow for...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Snap, Crackle and Pop | 10/14/1987 | See Source »

A more serious objection from many in the intelligence community is that Woodward's expose has divulged classified information that will damage U.S. spying efforts. The book, for example, includes a detailed explanation of Ivy Bells, an eavesdropping operation aimed at Soviet underwater cables, betrayed to Moscow by Spy Ronald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did A Dead Man Tell No Tales? | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

After hearing impassioned pleas from General Fidel Ramos, the armed forces chief, and Defense Secretary Rafael Ileto, the President and her Cabinet last week agreed to sponsor a bill in Congress that would raise military salaries by 60%. Aquino also tried an old ploy: reaching for the halo of political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines When the Cheering Stopped | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

Though Britain and France had rejected U.S. pleas for minesweepers two weeks ago, both now felt compelled to act. London announced it was sending four mine hunters to join the three-warship Armilla Patrol that has escorted British tankers in the region for the past six years. Defense Secretary George...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf Here a Mine, There a Mine | 8/24/1987 | See Source »

By claiming he did not tell the President, John Poindexter lifts some pressure off Ronald Reagan. But his testimony raises questions: Is it credible? Can policies succeed when responsibility stops short of the Oval Office? -- Oliver North' s pleas for the contras revive efforts to win more U. S. aid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 7/27/1987 | See Source »

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