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...first strike was launched in October. The missile was a 30-second television commercial showing a childlike drawing of stick figures, a simple house and a glum-faced sun. A Little Miss Muffet voice chirps, "I asked my daddy what this Star Wars stuff is all about. He said that right now we can't protect ourselves from nuclear weapons, and that's why the President wants to build a Peace Shield." Chunky red missiles begin to rain down, but they harmlessly disintegrate (pop! pop!) when they hit a bluish , Crayola arc in the sky. Presto, the arc becomes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Star Wars P.R. War | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...Children: the heirs of Deng's legacy Playing, laughing, sleeping--hardly the stuff of revolution. But the young stand to benefit most from the changes under way. A photo essay captures the faces of the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Table of Contents, Jan 6 1986 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...most of the decade, gold has proved a lackluster investment, selling far below its glittering 1980 high of $850 an ounce. Last week, though, the market showed that it still had the stuff to stage an old-fashioned speculative rally. Trading volume in New York totaled 101,000 contracts. It was the third-biggest day in the market's history. Gold closed the week at $356.60, the highest level in 18 months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Notes: Jan. 27, 1986 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...just come in and play behind the All-Pros," flects the Bears' 6-ft. 2-in., 304-lb. regular defensive tackle and part-time running back. "You know, play a little short-yardage defense, some special teams, make a few tackles hopefully. But to end up on offense and stuff, scoring touch downs and everything, being on a team that's 17 and 1 too. It's just a lucky time." A lucky time. "Big Will," laughs McMichael lightly, delightedly. If any teammates begrudge Perry his windfall, they have been discreet. "When he first got into the defense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chicago Bears: Sweetness and Might | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Competition for the journalist's berth is fierce. Although ASJMC would not reveal the names of any applicants, those vying to become the first reporter in space were rumored to include NBC Anchorman Tom Brokaw, The Right Stuff Author Tom Wolfe and ABC White House Correspondent Sam Donaldson. Former CBS Anchorman and veteran Space Reporter Walter Cronkite proudly announced that he was in the running. To be considered, applicants must be U.S. citizens and have five or more years of full-time professional experience reporting contemporary events in print or on television or radio. There is no age limit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Dateline: Aboard the Shuttle | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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