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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Democrats, always on the cutting edge, consulted experts who assured them that a pastel-colored podium would be more pleasing to the eyes than red, white and blue. Somebody forgot to tell Atlanta business owners, however, who have covered the town with the traditional colors...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Of Democratic Party Protests, Politics and Partying | 7/19/1988 | See Source »

...knowledge that she would return. "I don't know; we'll see," she said. During their tight semifinal, which may have turned on a bad call, Evert sensed a vulnerability in her old adversary that made her unhesitatingly pick Graf. "Martina's body language looks confident, but I can tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: And Steffi Will Play the Winner | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

...high-altitude aircraft at more than 1,000 miles. One thing Aegis radar cannot do, however, is reliably distinguish the size and shape of an aircraft. Sideways, a longer plane might give off two blips to a shorter plane's one. But head-on, Aegis radar cannot tell an Airbus from an F-14. No radar can, the Pentagon insists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High-Tech Horror | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

...then, can the Aegis system or its operators tell what kind of aircraft they are tracking? One method is flight pattern. Although the Pentagon at first asserted that the Airbus was outside the normal pathway for airline flights over the gulf, it has since conceded that the plane stayed within the 20-mi.-wide corridor all the time. The Pentagon claimed, however, that the pilot had wandered toward the western edge of the corridor and corrected that by veering back east toward the center line. As fate would have it, that turn headed the plane in the direction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High-Tech Horror | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

Then on May 9, Bennett told Reagan he was quitting in September to lecture and write. But no kiss-and-tell stuff. "That's not my style," he growled. Bennett, however, has more than one agenda. He is consulting with the Republican Platform Committee as it prepares for next month's convention, where he will be a prime-time speaker. Top Republicans have approached him about running for the Senate. He adds, "After watching some of the people in the stakes for the presidency, I could do better than that." As a vice- presidential candidate? "I'm not sure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Preacher, Teacher, Gadfly William Bennett Is Leaving | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

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