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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THERERIN lies the root of a growing controversy: Should taxpayers and their elected officials tolerate, and even fund, materials developed to halt the spread of AIDS that contain explicit sexual language and references to sexual practices that are frowned upon or feared by large portions of the population...

Author: By Victor R. C. hernandez, | Title: Rx for AIDS: Education | 11/30/1989 | See Source »

...here in the Western hemisphere, our own government persists in believing in Soviet aggression. in Central America. Using "Marxism" as a synonym for evil, we justify our policies as attempts to root out the pernicious seeds of Communism...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: Cold War in Central America | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...flawlessly. An impressive 97% of the 701,000 voters peacefully chose a National Assembly that will write a constitution and end 74 years of South African control. By denying any single party absolute power in the 72-seat assembly, the voters boosted the chance that democratic institutions will take root after the international observers go home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Namibia The Doves Win | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Lovers' quarrels provide the root of the bedlam backstage in Act II. Lejune is madly in love with Otley and is angry, suspecting that she and the bumbling Frederick Fellowes (Steve Petersen) are having an affair. Barton's Lejune storms around backstage begging Gunn's Otley to take him back, yelling at her for having an affair and plotting to kill Steve Petersen, who wonderfully portrays the innocent Fellowes...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: And on the Eighth Day, God Took His Valium | 11/17/1989 | See Source »

...date, the FBI has found nothing confirming their suspicions of the librarians. Perhaps the agency, convinced that the Kremlin must be behind it somehow, is now investigating the agents who failed to find anything on the librarians. At this rate, the FBI just might find the root of their troubles after...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Tinker, Taylor, Librarian, Spy | 11/9/1989 | See Source »

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