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After a public auction of the bar's equipment, the last night in the club's existence was a complete sellout. A standing-room-only crowd forced many loyal fans to wait outside until late in the night, while those regulars lucky enough to squeeze in drowned their sorrow in alcohol...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Inn-Square Men's Bar Is Shut Down | 10/2/1984 | See Source »

...themselves, each of these tales of sorrow might make an interesting topic for a play. Yet the unlikely combination of the three--clumsily intertwined with a less than subtle statement decrying industrial exploitation of the defenseless Indians--causes Angels Fall to lose the impact of its message. By the second act, these self-professed disinterested individuals have become interested enough in one another to begin lecturing them. When Father Dougherty tells the cast, "I think I will preach a sermon tonight," the audiences' worst fears are confirmed...

Author: By David B. Pollack, | Title: When Angels Fall Flat | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

...millions of airline passengers have discovered to their sorrow, the terms rush hour and gridlock no longer apply only to travel by car. This summer, teeth-grinding, stomach-wrenching waits at major airports have become distressingly common. The aggravation reached a new and irritating high last month, as flight delays increased 276% over a year ago, to 44,372. Nearly one in ten airline trips was more than 15 minutes late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unsnarling the Crowded Skies | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

...people of San Ysidro are trying to deal with their unspeakable sorrow. Your reference to their city as "seedy" was unnecessarily cruel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Olympic Fever | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

When Enrico Berlinguer died on June 11, Italy reacted with a nationwide outpouring of sorrow that carried the Italian Communist Party to its finest electoral hour: a first-place finish, ahead of the rival Christian Democrats in the voting for the European Parliament. Last week, as the party elders met to elect Berlinguer's successor as Secretary-General, they apparently saw wisdom in continuity: they chose Alessandro Natta, 66, a longtime Berlinguer loyalist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: Opting for a Loyalist | 7/9/1984 | See Source »

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