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...spotlight is getting to be a bit too bright for JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. The son of the slain President is telling visitors to his modest New York City studio apartment that he resisted making a high-profile show of solidarity at cousin Willie's rape trial, but he bowed to family pressure and spent some uncomfortable time in the courtroom. He is also very upset that his father's brutal assassination is being re-examined with the release of Oliver Stone's controversial JFK. "Maybe I'll just have to leave town," says the 31-year- old Manhattan assistant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Doesn't Need the Attention | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

...spotlight now is on Maxwell's sons. Last week a British judge revoked Kevin and Ian Maxwell's passports and froze up to $813 million of Kevin's assets after the disclosure of his "substantial" involvement in questionable transfers of pension assets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investigations: Captain Crook's Painful Legacy | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

Howard, who would be the fourth consecutive junior to win the award, moved into the national spotlight with a dramatic, diving touchdown catch that sealed Michigan's early-season victory over Notre Dame...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Howard Set to Cop Top Football Honor | 12/14/1991 | See Source »

Mayor Alice K. Wolf, who supported the school program, attributes the success of the program to the students who first thrust the condom issue into the spotlight. "The students brought their matter to the attention of the city's leaders, showing that young people can be activists on their own behalf," Wolf said...

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: Leading the Charge | 12/10/1991 | See Source »

...Engineers skate out in a dark rink with a spotlight on each player. The band plays scary music and a grimacing bee skates around and hits things with a hockey stick...

Author: By Ted G. Rose and Jay K. Varma, S | Title: Skating Dutchmen Faithful Have Much to Learn | 11/20/1991 | See Source »

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