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After moving into the White House, Mrs. Reagan converted Amy Carter's bedroom into a spacious walk-in closet to house her extensive wardrobe, according to one former White House official. This source says the room, roughly 10 ft. by 15 ft., has held hundreds of dresses in built-in cabinets along all four walls. Each dress is labeled with the occasions on which it was worn, apparently so Mrs. Reagan can avoid displaying it again in front of the same audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Mrs. Reagan Still Looks Like a Million | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...Lake Tahoe, in secret defiance of his orders. Once there, Jerry manages to convince everyone that Gino is a mafia don--so important that you should feel ashamed if you have to ask who he is--and suddenly, Gino and Jerry find themselves VIP guests with a spacious hotel suite and an unlimited credit line at a Tahoe casino. This inner plot hinges on the question of how long Gino can keep up the deception, a feat made all the more difficult when Gino meets a real don (Prosky...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Where the Snide Talk Ends | 10/21/1988 | See Source »

...note the imposing presence of the Green Monster in left field--it dwarfs even the American League's tallest left-fielders. Would-be fly outs in more spacious stadiums become home runs, while line-drive rockets, which careen off the 40-ft. wall, only produce doubles...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Red Sox Rites and Rituals | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

...hand luggage above the backs of the toilets -- ideal for thieves who can grab a bag from under the stall door when you're least able to fight back; a urinal that projects into the narrow aisle, so everybody has to sidle past; a sink counter that is too spacious -- good at home, but here just someplace to slop up as you go drip-dropping in search of the mislocated hand dryer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Washington: A Guide to Discomfort Stations | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

Millions of American working couples must scramble every day to arrange care for their children. But the Shankers have one big advantage over most parents: the day-care center is at Steven's office. Union Bank provides $150,000 a year to subsidize the complex, which includes spacious play areas and five classrooms. While it would cost Shanker up to $700 a month to put his boys in other local day-care facilities of comparable quality, he pays the bank only $520 through convenient payroll deductions. Moreover, the arrangement allows him to avoid paying taxes on the portion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Family Ties: Home Is Where The Heart Is | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

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