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...blithe season when the latest Steven Spielberg movies are in full bloom at the nation's theaters. Fantasy, fun and lighthearted adventure for all, right? Well, this year it depends on one's idea of fun. In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Spielberg's slam-bang sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, a man's heart is ripped out of his chest in a ritual sacrifice, and he is lowered alive into a pit of molten lava. In Gremlins, a fantasy co-produced by Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante...
...result was at times an almost oppressively friendly and strong bond of community, unusual anywhere at Harvard. As Kathy describes it. "I could sit in my room on the third floor and hear the door slam downstairs and hear footsteps, and know who it was, where they were going, and why." And Jeff remembers, "I look back on how close we were freshman year, and it blows me away...
Everybody's hitting. In the opener at Brandeis, it was left fielder Scott Vierra, who announced his intentions with a first-inning grand slam, then got two more RBIs, two more hits and a stolen base...
...President for the first time." A major concern of U.S. diplomats is whether Deng, 79, will be able to install a new generation of leaders who share his distrust of the Soviets and fascination with free enterprise. If he cannot, the door to the Middle Kingdom could slam shut as quickly as it opened. -By Evan Thomas. Reported by Robert Ajemian and Laurence I. Barrett with the President
...charming short program that scored higher on technical difficulty than did Sumners', and in the free skating, she put on perhaps the best performance of her life, cleanly landing four triples, including one in a combination with two other jumps. Her farewell was an emotionally satisfying slam dunk in her critics' faces, and earned admiration for her tenacious spirit...