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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...noted that Schossberger converted only 11 of 28 attack attempts--a poor percentage, according...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Spikers Upended By Holy Cross; Have Problems With New Setters | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...needs of the middle class, black and white, at the expense of poorer constituents. During Maynard Jackson's two terms as mayor, from 1974 to 1982, Atlanta became a symbol of New South prosperity. In the 1970s, however, the number of black households in the city classified as poor actually increased by almost a fourth, to 31%. But Jackson jolted the local white establishment by aggressively demanding that black businesses get a share of city contracts. As a result, his tenure is so fondly remembered that when he decided to run for mayor again this year, he quickly piled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hope, Not Fear | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...dangerous and cruel today, even if they were not considered so then. For example, Novick describes Holmes' failure to support the voting rights of Blacks in the South. And he spends some time analyzing Holmes' most controversial--and perhaps even Fascist--opinion, which gave states the right to sterilize poor women who were institutionalized...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Exploring a Great Legal Mind | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

...actors, Douglas lands somewhere between Stallone (on the lower end of the `tough cop' scale) and Clint Eastwood (on the upper end). Douglas manages to create a surprisingly appealing character despite the poor script...

Author: By Kit Troyer, | Title: No Sunrise Over Tokyo | 9/22/1989 | See Source »

Wade Boggs will not win his fifth straight American League batting title. Poor Wade...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Hipitude: Cubbies and O's Are Cool | 9/21/1989 | See Source »

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