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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Another factor that undoubtedly tipped the domestic scales in favor of Duarte's offer has been the Salvadoran army's prosecution of the war. Schooled by U.S. military instructors in aggressive patrolling tactics and re-equipped with more than $130 million in U.S. aid approved by Congress after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Appointment in La Palma | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

The boys tipped the scales decidedly in their favor. No doubt about it: the Jacksons' tour is a real show-business extravaganza, a four-star eye-glazer and ear-bender replete with laser effects, magic tricks, assorted marvelous machines, sundry intermittent detonations, a finale full of fireworks... and, oh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Bringing Back the Magic | 7/16/1984 | See Source »

The enfant terrible of the House floor, right-wing Republican Newt Gingrich, 40, of Georgia, scales the rhetorical heights by quoting Winston Churchill about the years before World War II: "The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Be Wary of the Cautious | 4/30/1984 | See Source »

Putting the newsletter aside. I see that in discussions of whether or not the club should be closed, it has been argued that the Pi Eta performs a vital function for the Harvard community. I know of no services given to the community by the Pi Eta, with the possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Excuses | 4/19/1984 | See Source »

Bok also said he will help fundraise for three new professorships and programs, even though the University's schools are usually responsible for their own finances. "'Every tub on its own bottom' is a good policy, but it has to be applied with discretion. There has to be a thumb...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: GSD Begins Discussing New Advanced Programs | 3/1/1984 | See Source »

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