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...Administration's proposal drew instant fire from passengers and Amtrak officials. "It's really ridiculous," said Ross Capon, executive director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. Amtrak executives argued that shutting down the 23,600-mile system could cost more than running it, at least in the short term. The line has $3.1 billion in assets, including train cars and stations, that Amtrak officials say would be worth almost nothing if passenger service becomes extinct. In addition, more than 25,000 workers would demand some $2.1 billion in severance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Railyard Rumbles | 2/18/1985 | See Source »

...tall" ones--until they had apprehended the offending parties. This University owes an explanation to its Black students, faculty, and personnel, as well as to the rest of the "Harvard community." And it owes that explanation long before the next January 15th. I anxiously await your response. Ronald R. Ross Harvard Law School

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Sad Irony | 1/23/1985 | See Source »

...mythical Arabian emirate, the U.S. Government would act as procurer for the pasha. As the Washington cocktail waitress who catches the Emir's eye when she saves him from assassination, Hawn has some good funny moments dealing with the celebrity that follows from her heroism. But Director Herbert Ross stages farce awkwardly, and Buck Henry must have hated writing her closing speech, in which she soberly advises us to be well informed and vote conscientiously. Ms. Smith Goes to Washington is not his best vein. Or Hawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rushes Protocol | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

None of the year's graphics are fresher or more appealing than a poster for the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) show on The Magic of Neon. Designed by Jannes Art Publishing and Beda Ross Design Ltd., it is based on an original neon artwork by Lili Lakich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: User-Friendly Winners | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. The American dream is a swindle, an overpriced parcel of Florida swampland peddled by shark-eyed salesmen. David Mamet's message is sour, but his ear-to-the-gutter dialogue is monstrously entertaining. A 1984 Pulitzer prizewinner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Best of 84: Theater | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

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