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Very sympathetic to the government, Sandino lacks a certain credibility (certainly no more, though, than any accounts in the American press of events in the nation). It nonetheless provides a technically skillful and sometimes moving closeup of people adjusting to the idea that they have some control over their own...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Nicaragua's Continuing Revolution | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

The stakes were high, and Ronald Reagan knew it as he stepped to the lectern of the 14th-floor dining room in Washington's National Press Club last Wednesday morning. In the restless cities of Western Europe, anti-American demonstrations on behalf of pacifism and neutralism posed a new...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting from Zero | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

Alternately stern and folksy, the once and present actor made his customary skillful use of props (a map of Europe, a chart comparing missile lev els) as he delivered his message. His points: the U.S. and its allies cut back on military spending while the Soviets not only built up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting from Zero | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

Known as one of the more skillful players in the early days of college football, Fish was named to several all-time, All-American squads. The former congressman played from 1907-1909, the golden era of Ivy League football, when Harvard played--and defeated--the Michigans of college athletics.

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Names of The Game | 11/21/1981 | See Source »

In some ways, then, it was a small minority of condo owners that was able to beat the CCA's hopes for a fifth seat; they did it more by supporting Independents number two and three on their ballot than by backing Wilkes number one. Skillful organization by many paid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Counting Change in Cambridge 1981 | 11/10/1981 | See Source »

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