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Word: sisterly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kenneth Talley Jr. (Tim Ashford), an overeducated homosexual who lost his legs in Vietnam. He lives on the Talley family farm near Lebanon, Mo., with his lover, Gardener Jed (Josh Frost). It's Independence Day, 1977 and Ken is holding a reunion of sorts with his aunt, his sister and her illegitmate child, and two old friends...

Author: By Steve Lichtman, | Title: Dog Day Afternoon | 12/12/1986 | See Source »

...this time averting an apparent coup attempt by preventing Enrile and rebel officers from bypassing the chain of command. By birth and training, Ramos, 58, is a Manila insider. He is the son of Narciso Ramos, a former Foreign Minister, and a cousin of Marcos. The general's younger sister Leticia Ramos Shahani is a Deputy Foreign Minister. Ramos grew up in the town of Lingayen in the northern Ilocos region. After attending the National University in Manila, he enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, as a limited number of foreigners are permitted to do each year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burdens of Power | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

Returning to the Crimson front-court after a one-year absence is 6-ft., 5-in. Co-Captain Arne Duncan. The Chicago native--whose sister Sarah plays for the women hoopsters--has a career field goal percentage of .531 and a career free throw mark...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Caution: Rebuilding in Progress at Briggs | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...Elaine Sang: this senior, the older sister of freshman Michelle, appears ready for a strong final season...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Next Stop, Eastern Seaboards | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

Boesky and his wife took pride in their controlling interest in the Beverly Hills Hotel, though it was won in a bitter family struggle. Boesky's father-in-law had bought the hotel in the early 1950s and left 48% ownership to each of his daughters, Seema and her sister Muriel Slatkin. Muriel and Husband Burton ran the hotel until 1980, when the Boeskys managed to buy the remaining 4% stake from another relative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Was the Only Way | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

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