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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Thesiger's greatest adventures came after the war in the vast deserts of southern Arabia, where for five years he traveled with the Bedouin. They receive his highest praise: "I knew I could not match them in physical endurance, but, with my family background, Eton, Oxford, the Sudan Political Service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Just Before the Sands Ran Out THE LIFE OF MY CHOICE | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

A giant white banner in Merck's campus-like Rahway headquarters reminds visitors that they have arrived at AMERICA'S MOST ADMIRED COMPANY, an accolade given the firm by a FORTUNE magazine survey in January. But Vagelos finds such praise unsettling. Says he: "You'll die if you sit on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Merck's Medicine Man: Pindaros Roy Vagelos | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

Harvard's defense has opposing coaches--like Colgate's Terry Slater--grumbling. Slater muttered nothing but praise for the Crimson defense after Harvard defeated the Red Raiders, 4-1.

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Harvard-Cornell, USA-NHL | 2/18/1988 | See Source »

Was the work of one of this century's most influential philosophers marred by his allegiance to the Nazi movement? That is the central question in a debate that has been raging since the publication last October of a new book on German Philosopher Martin Heidegger. The volume, Heidegger and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nazis: Heil, Heidegger? | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

A right-wing lobbying group has tried to persuade the Justice Department to investigate the lawyer under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Though some friends remain surprised by Reichler's choice of a major client (he also represents the Philippines and Guatemala), they praise his legal ability. "He's a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: Managua's Man in D.C. | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

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