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...painstakingly restored democracy, she has not been able to usher in paradise. Instead, the threat of apocalypse hangs over the Philippines. As Aquino tries to rid the country of the corrupt legacy of Ferdinand Marcos, an increasing number of Filipinos fear that her government is running out of steam. "We expected decency in government. We expected efficiency," says Antonio Oposa, a lawyer in the central Philippine city of Cebu. "Maybe that's too much to expect of one woman." He adds, "We don't need a saint for a President." Says Excel Bueno: "We need a strong President -- and discipline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Praying For Time | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

Yale police would not comment on the fact that a male Caucasian wearing a Yale hockey jersey, a blue bandanna, and blue sunglasses was driving a steam shovel through downtown New Haven at a fast rate last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: $45K Lost in Break-In: Blow Torch, Shovel | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

...break-in was reported two nights ago at the main Building and Grounds maintenance yard. A steam shovel, a blowtorch, and 100,000 square feet of sod were the only items taken as a result of the heist, the first such heist of this scale in recent memory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: $45K Lost in Break-In: Blow Torch, Shovel | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

When asked about the fact that a steam shovel was reportedly digging up the Yale Bowl turf, and a large steel object resembling a central heating unit was being lowered into the resulting hole and the field was being sodded by a single unknown figure wearing a Yale hockey jersey and blue sunglasses. Cozza said, "Wow, he's great. He must be a superman. Where is he? I need him for the defensive line...

Author: By Stu Wexler, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: A Profile of Carm Cozza He Likes It Done Good | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

Back in the cottage, while Dan makes tea downstairs, Beth prepares her bath. With her robe she erases steam from the bathroom mirror. Alex is standing behind her, carrying a knife. Softly, she asks Beth, "What are you doing here?" In her frayed mind she may already be Mrs. Dan Gallagher, her hubby in the kitchen, their imminent child asleep in her womb. Who is this presumptuous intruder in Alex's dream cottage? Someone who doesn't deserve to play happy family. Someone who deserves to die. Their struggle for the knife finally alerts Dan, who rushes upstairs, overpowers Alex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Killer! Fatal Attraction strikes gold as a parable of sexual guilt | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

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