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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first train at the new station picked up passengers at 5:24 a.m. September 6 and few hitches marred the milestone even-though supervisors did inaccurately estimate the height of all cars, and as one tall train pulled into the station it smashed a security camera...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: A New Look | 9/15/1983 | See Source »

Reversing the usual path of Canadian politics, the tall, well-groomed Mulroney was elected Conservative leader without ever having won elective office. Because a Prime Minister must be a Member of Parliament, a Tory M.P. from rural Nova Scotia obligingly quit his seat, precipitating a by-election. Immediately announcing his candidacy, Mulroney moved his family from Montreal into a three-bedroom log cabin in Northumberland Strait, Nova Scotia, and forswore his Gucci shoes and expensive suits for moccasins and old sweaters. He stuck close to matters of local concern, such as improving harbors and providing financial aid for fishermen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: Smelling Power | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

...tall shade goes to the under world. I built a famous town, saw my great walls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: An Officer and a Gentleman | 8/29/1983 | See Source »

...short of the expected 300,000, many of whom undoubtedly stayed away because of a terrorist act two days before John Paul's arrival. An anticlerical group calling itself Arrete Cures (Stop Priests) exploded an 11-lb. bomb just outside the grotto, shattering a 6-ft.-tall, cast-iron statue. There were no injuries, but the group threatened further violence (none occurred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A Shrine to Faith and Healing | 8/29/1983 | See Source »

Giltspur could diminish even further; its owner is only 5 ft. 6 in. tall, and he still has his chain saw. But Dickinson is not rushing to challenge the record. Dunlop, meanwhile, could not be bothered about such trifles. Three weeks ago, he left Portland, Me., to sail Wind's Will around the world. He said he would be back some time in 1986, although he would not say just when. "I might be a day or two late," said Dunlop. "I don't want anyone down on the dock waiting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Risking It All | 8/29/1983 | See Source »

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