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...twin brother Steve is a past world champion in the giant slalom. While both Mahres have begun the young season poorly, Phil standing 62nd and Steve 45th on the World Cup charts, they appear undismayed. Finding the groove can be like reaching up and flicking on a switch. In any order, the Mahres are capable of finishing one-two in either of the slaloms. Actually, it was Steve who won a World Cup slalom race last week in Parpan, Switzerland, though a mix-up of bib numbers with his brother disqualified him. Phil imagines the reason that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clear the Way For the U.S.A. | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...Supreme Court says a VCR switch in time is not a crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Decision: Tape It to the Max | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...program for later viewing at home." The court found, moreover, that Disney and Universal-and, by extension, the entertainment industry-had failed to prove that the practice caused them financial injury or damaged the value of their copyrighted work. Thirteen years after the introduction of the VCR, a switch in time is no longer a crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Decision: Tape It to the Max | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...included other questionable decisions. In September 1982, an obituary for Grace Kelly remained as the cover story even after hundreds of Palestinians had been massacred by Lebanese Christians in refugee camps in an Israeli-controlled section of Beirut. Broyles' explanation: he did not know he could switch covers on a Saturday, as TIME did. Last August a provocative story on the impact of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the gay community was illustrated by a cover photograph of two men in an embrace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Newsweek's Outsider Bows Out | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

During the second half, Harvard connected on its shots at a respectable 52 percent clip, but could never get back into the game despite the field goal improvement and a switch from zone to man-to-man defense...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Not so Surprising! | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

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