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Meteorologists described the disaster as a freak occurrence caused when tropical storm Alberto traveled up from the Gulf of Mexico and stalled, dumping torrential rains. Roads, bridges and dams swiftly gave way to the swollen waters of the Flint and Ocmulgee rivers, bringing on a wave of tragedies. In the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hell and High Water | 7/25/1994 | See Source »

Dragons are created in great rivers and sprawling lakes, storm clouds and typhoons. Only such sources are expected to produce their imperious demeanor and withering hauteur. And yet every so often, out of an ordinary wellspring, a dragon claws its way into the world.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Hard-Liner: Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) | 7/18/1994 | See Source »

Phylloxera can be stymied by regrafting grape buds onto resistant varieties of rootstock. No such defense is available against PD. The sharpshooter aphids attack the moisture-carrying vessels of vines and can kill them off in a year. Particularly vulnerable are vineyards near lakes and rivers, where the bug lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Agriculture: The Wine Portfolio | 7/4/1994 | See Source »

JOAN RIVERS

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Jun. 27, 1994 | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

In a free-speech decision that gives government workers a little more breathing room to express themselves, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an agency may not punish or fire employees without some reasonable, factual, basis for believing their remarks were either disruptive or unprotected by the First Amendment. In...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week May 29-June 4 | 6/13/1994 | See Source »

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