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...Stone, 75, journalist: "The first President I shook hands with was Calvin Coolidge. In those days the President would shake hands with any high school class that arrived in Washington. There was so little for him to do. Reagan is very similar to Coolidge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 24, 1983 | 1/24/1983 | See Source »

...giant fireball shot 1,000 ft. into the air. Windows shattered and burglar alarms were touched off for miles around, and residents of communities almost 100 miles away reported that their homes shook. In the predawn hours last Friday, a thunderous explosion ripped through three towering gasoline tanks at a Texaco storage facility in Newark. The blast killed one man and injured 21 others. After using water and foam to contain the blaze, hundreds of fire fighters watched as the giant vessels slowly began to burn themselves out. By daylight the tanks, filled with some 3.4 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newark Shakes | 1/17/1983 | See Source »

...spokesman shook her head. "Here are the rent-a-car and hotel receipts, to prove the truth of our story." she added sadly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXAMINATION BOOK | 1/12/1983 | See Source »

...student shook his head. "Quite understandable," chuckled the professor. "Scholars around the world have yet to come up with a satisfactory answer to that question Quite understandable Tell me, though, can you summarize Rousseau's basic tenets on education?" The students shook his head "How about a summary of Bismarck's course of imperial unification." No reply. "Well then," said the professor, "What were the dates of the French Revolution?" Silence "Within 15 years" Still no response. "How about the American revolution." Nothing "Well can you tell me roughly where France and Germany are geographically located, in relation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXAMINATION BOOK | 1/12/1983 | See Source »

...professor shook his head, and opened up his middle drawer I'm sorry," he said pulling out his black grade book. "I've made an effort to work things out here, really I have. "He flipped through the book until he found the page he was looking for. "Here we are," he said "I'm afraid my little attempt to loosen you up hasn't proven too successful I really have no other choice. You will have to receive a C for the course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXAMINATION BOOK | 1/12/1983 | See Source »

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