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For a city theoretically under martial law, Beijing seemed amazingly lacking in tension throughout the week. "There is absolutely no sense of anarchy here," reported TIME correspondent Richard Hornik, who had returned to the capital for the first time since serving as the magazine's Beijing bureau chief from 1985...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Backed by the army and Deng Xiaoping, Beijing's hard-liners win the edge over moderates in a closed-door struggle for power | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

How? By FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for--a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deoderant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and that...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader's Reply | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

Mustering his defenses from Kabul, Najibullah, a former head of the Afghan secret police who in 1986 succeeded another Soviet puppet, Babrak Karmal, has proved to be surprisingly resourceful. He has concentrated his formerly scattered troops in strategically important towns where they could dig in and count on some support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Misplaced Optimism Despite | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

Consumers, environmentalists and politicians in scattered cities yesterday joined a one-day "Boycott Exxon" campaign protesting the company's huge oil spill in Alaska and the overall rise in gasoline prices.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nationwide Boycott Day Targets Exxon | 5/3/1989 | See Source »

In the first seven innings, Harvard stranded 10 baserunners and could not produce any rallies. MIT pitcher Mike Griffin teased the hitters. He scattered 10 hits and got away with it.

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: Batsmen Undo Engineers, 6-5 | 4/27/1989 | See Source »

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