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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...emergency springs primarily from Central America. Since last June, 30,000 Nicaraguans fleeing war and economic misery have flocked to the U.S. That number could be dwarfed by the tens of thousands expected to arrive in the U.S. in 1989. As a result of Moscow's liberalized emigration policies, some 50,000 Soviet citizens, primarily Jews and Armenians, will be allowed to leave the U.S.S.R. this year; most will be headed for the U.S. Several thousand of the 5 million Afghanistan refugees camped in Pakistan will also emigrate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Immigration Mess | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

Some of the most spectacular scenery on the largely undeveloped 4,038-sq.- mi. island -- the gizzards of an active volcano, for instance, or thousand- foot cliffs of the Kohala coast -- is virtually inaccessible to all but island birds and their kin, which includes the Bell JetRanger III helicopter. For a mere $1,380, the copter will take four people on a tour, complete with a champagne picnic on windswept Lauhala Point and a view right into the maw of the active volcano Kilauea. This jaunt is not for the faint of heart or weak of knee. When the tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Wait'll We Tell the Folks Back Home | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

Okay, that's it for now. You really don't want me to do this, do you? Let's make a deal: I'll explain the essence of the "One Thousand Points of Light," and we'll wait until Saturday night when all the playoff spots will be definite...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The ECAC Playoff Picture | 2/23/1989 | See Source »

...Washington titans fall not from a single blow but from a thousand small cuts. Few believe Tower could survive a "no" from Nunn. Even if the Bush Administration prevailed in a confirmation fight, Nunn could make life so miserable that Tower might wish he were back speculating in an enlightened way for the LTV company. But Nunn has been careful to leave himself the option of voting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Friendship Has Limits | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

Nassau has (in no particular order) great clubs, great beaches, great music, great casinos, nice people, exciting water sports and several thousand other college students looking for fun. A recipe for the week of your life...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Imagine the Perfect Getaway Place | 2/18/1989 | See Source »

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