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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been described as a symbol of moralintegrity for China's university students becausehe is honest and fearless in exposing corruptionand opression. As a result he was accused ofbetraying the Communist Party, MacFarquhar said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dissident May Join Niemans | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

...parking lot may have been the site of the paramount symbol of the young generation's clash with authority, a major motion picture, a cause for national mourning, and a Top 40 hit. On this November day it looked as small as my backyard at home and offered less...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: A Lot of Memories | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

...flamboyant former ward heeler in Daley's Cook County Democratic organization who served a month in prison in 1972 for failing to file income tax returns for four years, Washington broke away from both the machine and his past to become a symbol of black political empowerment. Turmoil marked his 4 1/2 years in city hall, as he fought to consolidate his political control over a city evenly divided between blacks and whites. After winning a bitter, racially tinged election in 1983, Washington told rejoicing black supporters, "It's our turn now." But his attempt to take charge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Loss in the Family: Harold Washington: 1922-1987 | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

...voters got to use on Sunday. In the election for president as well as for 27 senators and 77 representatives, people were given a separate ballot for each candidate. Since some 80% of the country is illiterate, the ballots showed a picture of the candidate and his party symbol. Twenty-two people were running for president alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti Bloodshed Blocks a Ballot | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

Zenith Star stands as a symbol for the ailments besetting the entire Star Wars program. Slowed by development problems and weakened by funding cuts, SDI is a far cry from achieving Reagan's four-year-old dream of a system that could "intercept and destroy" all incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Wars' Hollow Promise | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

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