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...post office explosion and for at least eight other Paris bombings over the past nine months. The attacks have left three people dead and more than 100 wounded. Just a few days before the post office tragedy, the organization took responsibility for planting a 4-lb. bomb aboard a rush-hour commuter train. The device was discovered by a passenger and successfully disarmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France a Brutal Game of Blackmail | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...world leaders newly committed to fighting terrorism, the summit closed on the same raucous note that marred its opening: Japanese radicals seeking to sabotage the proceedings descended on subway and train stations with smoke bombs packed with firecrackers, crippling rush-hour traffic, but claiming no casualties, in a city turning weary under a welter of unprecedented security restrictions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Western Heads Wrap up `Smooth' Summit | 5/7/1986 | See Source »

Then we were flying at 75 m.p.h., screeching around corners and dodging late rush-hour traffic to get to a reported car theft...

Author: By Adam H. Gorfain and Benjamin N. Smith, S | Title: A Ride on the Wild Side | 4/18/1985 | See Source »

Bermuda is not a big place--it takes less time to traverse the island than to get to Logan during a pre-Thanksgiving rush-hour. Whether you spend your afternoons taking tea at the Mid-ocean Club or resting up from a night at the Forty Thieves--a Hamilton hotspot--it's clear that on an island where you are recognized by their license plate, a strong sense of community prevails...

Author: By Camille M. Caesar, | Title: Springtime in Bermuda | 3/5/1985 | See Source »

Currently there are 16,000 Audio Environments clients, including dentists, the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet, clothing stores, Howard Johnson's restaurants and 26 airlines. For a monthly fee of $45, an establishment can choose music that varies to fit desired moods: peppy during a frantic rush-hour lunch, distracting during a dental procedure or tranquil when customers should linger, as in a boutique. The fare ranges from Bach to rock. Says Malone: "If the right music is playing, it supports fantasy, with the person buying the outfit or wanting to come back to the store." Or maybe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entrepreneurs: Foreground Music, Please | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

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