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...spirit," Papailias said. "We were fencing directly, making it a much shorter meet than Tuesday night...

Author: By Suzanne F. Nossel, | Title: Women Reign Supreme | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

According to Pulier, the clay Roid--who jumps around in a pants pocket in the shorter video--melted many times during filming because the studio was too warm. The seniors had to keep re-posing the figure in order to shoot the 12 pictures required for each second of the film...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Seniors Shoot Comedy Videos | 11/13/1987 | See Source »

...leaders not only expect to sign a treaty in Washington that will eliminate their medium- and shorter-range missiles, but hope to lay the groundwork for a much more significant 50% slash in long-range strategic missiles. In the upbeat glow of Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze's quick trip to Washington, the President announced that he hoped to sign an agreement on long-range missiles "during a visit to Moscow next year," possibly in the spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A No-Frills Summit | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

Expos should also be more rigorous. Assignments should be shorter and more frequent, and more emphasis should be placed on editing. The only way to learn writing is to write, and the only way to believe that editing is worth the time is to see its effects...

Author: By Patrick J. Long, | Title: Writing at Harvard: The Source of the Problem | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

...their stock of money grows, the Japanese are at last showing tentative signs of being a little more self-indulgent. An $11 billion income tax cut this year, shorter working hours and rising incomes have increased demand for items as diverse as bread-baking machines, self-stirring saucepans, oversize TVs and imported cars. Even things "made in the U.S.A." are becoming more popular -- though not as fast as many American producers would like. Notes MITI's Sugiyama: "We're still trying hard to add to our shopping list something other than jets and computers from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Let Us Shake Hands | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

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