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...years no one officially questioned the Malones' self-proclaimed blackness. Then in February the twins were put on a list of blacks among firemen proposed for promotion to lieutenant. The list went to fire commissioner Leo Stapleton. He knew the Malones were the department's only identical twins, and if they weren't white, it was news to him. Stapleton asked the state's department of personnel administration to check out the twins' status. The emerging issue was pointedly expressed by black city councilman Bruce Bolling: "How could twins with Irish names, Caucasian features and no black identification from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Color Them Black | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

More airports are needed, but finding a site with willing neighbors is nearly impossible in most cities. The first completely new airport since 1974 will be Denver's, which voters in nearby Adams County approved in May. Denver's current airport, Stapleton, was built to handle 18 million passengers a year, and is swamped by 35 million. The new $3 billion airport is expected to accommodate 50 million by the mid-1990s. Colorado Governor Roy $ Romer, who campaigned for the new airport, made an economic appeal. Said he: "This airport is our one and only chance. We can become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gridlock! Congestion on America's highways and runways | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

...Wang Center's audience participation musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" opens tonight at 268 Tremont St. in Boston. Starring Jean Stapleton and Clive Revill, the whodunit has perfomances at 8 p.m. on Friday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2. Tickets at $17.50 to $32.50. Telephone 787-8000 for details...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT IS TO BE DONE | 8/5/1988 | See Source »

After his plane touched down at Denver's Stapleton airport last month, Skier Jeff Blumenfeld hurried to the Avis desk and signed up for a rental car at the daily fee of $44. It seemed like an attractive price; for his four-day trip, the New York City executive figured he would pay around $180. But Blumenfeld's final bill came to a more daunting $253.30. Says he: "You go to a rental-car agency, and you don't know what it's going to cost you. They nickel and dime you to death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hitting 'Em Where It Hertz | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

Third Period--5, BC, Shea 18 (Stapleton, Devereaux) 18:58; 6, BC, Shea 19 (unassisted) 19:24. Penalties--H, Murphy (tripping...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Eagles Offer No Relief; Handle Icemen in 'Pot | 2/9/1988 | See Source »

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