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...burying his nephew, he will be fighting to raise the minimum wage. Leaving the Coast Guard cutter that brought the family and friends back to Woods Hole after the burial, he shook hands formally with the officers in their dress whites but gave the crewmen in working blues a slap on the back. It was a gesture that surely would have made his nephew smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farewell, John | 8/2/1999 | See Source »

...fresh one for parties or vacations. But the viewfinder was noticeably dull, actually discouraging me from taking shots. Minolta's silvery Vectis 2000 was the lightest of the trio and has a slick pull-open case. But it didn't seem so slick when I had to slap a piece of Scotch tape on the battery compartment to keep it from popping open. And the hatch marks that showed up on the edges of the viewfinder when I switched to classic or panoramic views were distracting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flawed Gems | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

...even a salute to the finger waggers and Jeremiahs, who remind me of Vera Carp of Tuna, Texas. She used to say, "You will act like a Christian, or I will slap the snot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's A Jumble Out There | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...confessed to suffocating eight of her infant children between 1949 and 1968, but last week a Philadelphia judge sentenced her to 20 years' probation, under a plea bargain. Noe will also undergo psychiatric treatment to help researchers understand why mothers kill their babies. Isn't this just a slap on the wrist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Justice? | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...slap in the face. They're saying `This is our way of keeping you informed,'" said library employee Jeffrey Booth...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Widener Staff Members Protest Video Surveillance | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

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