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Police believe that Colton and Odom are responsible for the latest in a string of break-ins because they "knew how [the intruders] broke in, which doors they broke, and what they took," Brown said...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: Two Admit Guilt in Sanctuary Break-In | 7/25/1986 | See Source »

...despite the duo's admission of guilt, CASA members said that questions still remain about the string of seven break-ins which have plagued CASA since late 1984, during which the files of several Central America organizations have been repeatedly rifled...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: Two Admit Guilt in Sanctuary Break-In | 7/25/1986 | See Source »

...past decade, as the Justices of the Supreme Court have wrestled with the vexing dilemmas of affirmative action, they have produced a string of splintered and often confusing rulings. At first glance, the affirmativeaction decisions handed down last week by the high court seemed only to add to the muddle. The cases, one involving Cleveland fire fighters and the other a New York sheet-metal-workers union, were quite different, and the court's rulings were reached by narrow and shifting majorities, as some Justices agreed with parts of one opinion but not others. However, the twin decisions were resoundingly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Solid Yes to Affirmative Action | 7/14/1986 | See Source »

...restoring its original 1880s decor, including 20-ft. ceilings, swinging doors and frosted- glass windows. Now Clayton and Love's widow are ready to retire, but they say that the Crystal Palace is profitable. Local ranchers and tourists enjoy being served by bartenders who wear stiff cotton shirts, string ties and black pants, just like in the days when Wyatt Earp dealt a mean game of faro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Real Estate: Put Up Half a Million, Pardner | 7/14/1986 | See Source »

...this show, which contrasts old curiosities with a range of modern work that runs from Joseph Cornell boxes to a weirdly beautiful reflection on nature and culture by the contemporary Italian sculptor Mario Merz, involving a motorbike with buffalo horns for handlebars, a zebra's head and a string of neon numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Egos, Kitsch and the Real Thing | 7/14/1986 | See Source »

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