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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...halftime tied, 3-3, the only people groaning were those who had placed bets on the high side of the 47-point over-under spread. The rest of us kept watching, even if most of us forgot to bring our 3-D glasses for the, as always, puerile halftime show...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Bengals, 49ers Put the Super Back in Super Bowl | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

...giants as Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Tandy, Mitsubishi and RCA -- unveiled a new wiring standard called the Consumer Electronics Bus, or CEBus. CEBus will enable microprocessor-equipped appliances built by one company to communicate with those built by any other. In the first public demonstration, at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, enthusiastic manufacturers showed off a prototype CEBus-controlled home of the future packed with high-tech features. When a telephone rings in a CEBus home, the stereo automatically lowers its volume. As someone walks into a room, the lights go on. If a visitor pushes the doorbell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Boosting Your Home's IQ | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

Investigators privately admit that in the end they may have to depend on getting a tip from an informer to learn the identities of the terrorists. Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat agreed to assist the investigation last week, but the initial results of his offer only served to show how frustrating the probe could become. Even though Arafat maintains an extensive network of security men who keep an eye on Palestinian extremists, an Arafat spokesman said that "so far, the P.L.O. does not have any clues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism In Search of Answers | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

There' s a broken life for every star on Hollywood Boulevard, and for $25 the Grave Line Tour will show you lots of them. Just jump in Greg Smith' s Cadillac hearse and follow the yellow- sick road...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 133 No. 3 JANUARY 16, 1989 | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

...SHOW BUSINESS: Death- styles of the rich and famous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 133 No. 3 JANUARY 16, 1989 | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

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