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...sharp relief from the rest of the packet. Where the bulk of the mailing had an air of mindless veneration for this institution (quoting Cotton Mather liberally), Adams' book offered a tale of Harvard's inadequacy--the "chief wonder of education" here being that Harvard did not completely "ruin everybody concerned with...

Author: By Gary D. Rowe, | Title: The Education of Henry Adams, 1988 | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

Sailboarders, surfers and sailors know the sea can be dangerous, and yet they often sacrifice safety for style. After all, a bulky life preserver would ruin the look of a hang ten. In a new product called Aqua Buoy, which hides a flotation device in a wristband, function combines with form...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INNOVATIONS: Buoy Wonder Makes Waves | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...least $500 million. When banks reopened last week, the government allowed depositors to make a monthly withdrawal of only 25% of checking-account balances, to a maximum of $10,000, and just 5% of savings accounts. Bankers fear that the restrictions, designed to control the cash drain, will ruin Panama's reputation as a safe haven. Says one: "We have been mortally wounded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short On Cash, Long on Coping | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

...nonsense that's been peddled to the media, the FAA and Congress" by the company's unions. Yet Eastern's financial condition and Lorenzo's standoff with his workers are growing worse. Late in the week Eastern sued its pilots' and machinists' unions for $1.5 billion for trying to ruin the company financially in order to take it over at a bargain price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Aircraft Safety: How Safe Is The U.S. Fleet? | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

...current fiasco in Panama demonstrates the Reagan administration's lack of concern with democracy, and its promotion of instability and ruin. As early as 1972, the U.S. government knew that General Noriega was linked to the drug trade. In 1985, the U.S. Army Southern Command in Panama wrote a report citing the involvement of Panama Defense Forces in the drug trade. The evidence was so strong that several senior United States officials tried--and failed--to turn American policy against General Noriega...

Author: By Mitchell A. Orenstein, | Title: Winning in Central America? | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

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