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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...needed to be said. Both were acutely aware that a long siege of unrest in South Korea could force the International Olympic Committee to schedule the Games elsewhere, damaging for years to come the image of a mature and stable nation that they hoped to project in the Olympic spotlight. Both men also realized that their options to deal with the protests were severely limited by Washington's insistence that military force not be used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea Suddenly, A New Day | 7/13/1987 | See Source »

...written the People page since 1983. "When it comes to the glitterati, I guess folks haven't changed much." As many readers will have noticed, People has a lively new look these days. The section now features a special "strip," designed by Assistant Art Director Billy Powers, to spotlight the most colorful event or personalities of the week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: Jun. 29, 1987 | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

Ever since she was named Miss America in 1945, Bess Myerson has been accustomed to the flattering spotlight, not the glare of harsh headlines. But now even her friend New York City Mayor Ed Koch concedes that Myerson has % "fallen from grace." Her slide began earlier this year, when she stepped down from her post as the city's commissioner of cultural affairs after her boyfriend, Building Contractor Carl Capasso, was indicted on federal tax- evasion charges. Myerson hit bottom last week when Koch released classified details of an official investigation charging that she had improperly influenced Judge Hortense Gabel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scandal: Fallen from Grace | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

...ceremonial office holder, von Weizsacker has stood in the world's spotlight, by candidly confronting the Nazi years of his youth...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: West German President to Speak | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

Professors who have worked with the Kennedy School economist said he has chosen to pursue the public spotlight, speaking out on Black issues from a conservative viewpoint, rather than a more scholarly career...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Loury Sought Public Spotlight, His Friends and Colleagues Say | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

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