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...settlement in the Falklands, London was preoccupied with the rebellion in its North American colonies and abandoned Port Egmont in 1774 as "uneconomical." In departing, though, the British commander nailed up a lead plaque that said: "Be it known to all nations that Falkland's Islands. . . are the sole property of His Most Sacred Majesty, George the Third, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Place Fit for Buccaneers | 4/19/1982 | See Source »

...order of a mahogany tree; his impudent adviser Hannibal, who addresses his majesty as Kingy; the irreverent Reverend Judith Longnecker, billed as "the perfect Christian guerrilla"; and the mandatory beauty, Audrey Damien, daughter of a mad old Irishman who is editor of the Zenkali Voice, the island's sole newspaper. In the course of exploration, Peter and Audrey stumble upon a lost valley inhabited by the rara avis itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rare Bird | 4/12/1982 | See Source »

...where ignorant subhumans engaged in terror. Stupid Khomeini jokes abounded, later replaced by equally nonsensical remarks about Qaddafi. Little objectivity and understanding have been shed on the region by a people whose country's financial and strategic interests often outweigh local concerns of Middle Easterners. The Carter Doctrine--whose sole purpose is to protect American interests in the Middle East, with force if necessary, despite their implications--stands as a case in point. In such a climate, then, it's surprising when an American-written report on the Palestinian problem. Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan and other regional issues conveys the kind...

Author: By Rosalyn E. Jones, | Title: A Peaceful Resolution | 4/12/1982 | See Source »

Other key middle distance runners are Dwayne Jones in the 400, Brad Bunney in the 800, and freshman Cliff Sheehan in the 1000 or 1500. Bunney was the sole Harvard representative to the NCAAs this winter, while Sheehan has made believers out of Crimson track fans with his consistent come-from-behind victories...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men's Track to Open Season | 4/10/1982 | See Source »

Kristine Rondeau, a local organizer lot District 65 of the United Auto Workers said Harvard administrators incorporated the Medical Area's personnel office into the University's general personnel office for the sole purpose of hampering the union's effort to hold an election at the Medical Area...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Union Official Criticizes University Shift | 4/9/1982 | See Source »

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