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Dressed in a natty business suit festooned with medals, Brezhnev looked slimmer than when he was last seen in public, on a visit to Tashkent in Central Asia. He appeared animated, chatting with Chernenko, who smiled and nodded back. As observers searched for signs of recent illness, Brezhnev displayed exemplary endurance. He remained alert throughout Andropov's 55-minute speech, in which the KGB chief reiterated Brezhnev's invitation to President Reagan to meet in Europe next October. Following the speech, the Soviet leader even had the stamina to attend a two-hour concert of Russian songs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Leonid Lives! | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

...orange and black colors of Alex's little kingdom. Moored in the harbor's greenish-brown water in the moth-balled U.S.S. Constellation, cousin of Boson's Constitution, and a favorites among the hordes of tourists who swarm through the twin glass-enclosed pavilions every day in the slimmer. They gawk at the awkward old boat and munch on Alex's chicken...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Serving Up the Sizzled Bird | 3/9/1982 | See Source »

...slimmer AT&Twill compete fiercely in the world of high technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stalking New Markets | 1/25/1982 | See Source »

...City's chances of completing its state-mandated 100 per cent property reassessment this year are rapidly growing slimmer, state and local officials agreed yesterday...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Housing Study Urges Fewer Controls | 11/17/1981 | See Source »

While Americans may seem younger, feel healthier and slimmer, the passion for muscularity reverberates in the country's collective unconscious. More than waistlines may be getting leaner. In fact, the glorification of the body, the absorption with physical beauty, the passion for youthfulness and health that are now part of everyday American life at home and on the job, are transforming the nation's character, like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Shapes Up: One, two, ugh, groan, splash: get lean, get taut, think gorgeous | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

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