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In Farmington, N. Mex., a city of 35,626, MADD, SADD (for Students Against Drunk Driving), parents and local businessmen are trying to replace the "kegger," the traditional graduation-night beer party held in the hills outside town. A local bank donated use of a health spa, and TV and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: One Less for the Road? | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

"This is a sad and difficult day for E.F. Hutton and for me personally," said a subdued Robert Fomon, chairman and chief executive of Wall Street's fifth-largest brokerage firm. Hours before Fomon appeared at a press conference in New York City last week, Hutton President Scott Pierce had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A $2 Million Fine for Kited Checks | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

It was Congress that ultimately gave up on the Viet Nam War, rejecting the pleas of a Republican Administration for more military aid. It was Congress that suspended funds for the rebels fighting in Nicaragua, much to the dismay of the Reagan Administration. But in an emerging new debate, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asian Contras: Aid for Kampuchea's rebels? | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

"It is not a question of just putting up a new sign," says a U.S. official who is dubious about the agreement, "but of delivering." Thus the Administration politely declined Mubarak's pleas for greater U.S. involvement in the process.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weighing a New Mideast Role | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

But there may be a way out of the logjam created by the Senate's refusal to accept the President's domestic proposals and Reagan's unwillingness to raise taxes or silence Cap Weinberger's endless pleas for more funds. Experts estimate that the various versions of a tax reform...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Take Your Pick | 3/12/1985 | See Source »

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