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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...help it do so, he says, is increased capital spending to expand facilities and modernize antiquated equipment. If Congress makes that investment possible, Frank is convinced, postal workers can deliver better service at reasonable prices, not only through snow, rain and gloom of night but in a tougher, more competitive marketplace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charging More and Delivering Less | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

...league gets tougher every year," Nahigiansaid. "I used to think that if you lost fourgames, you would still have a shot at the leaguetitle. But now the winner has only two losses...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Batsmen Take Spring Break Seriously | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

...great season," junior Sheila Morrissey said. "It's going to be a little tougher next year, but we're all looking forward...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Sun Shining on Squash | 3/17/1988 | See Source »

...drug-free America," Ronald Reagan declared last week at a White House conference on drugs. Yet as the confrontation escalated between the U.S. and Panama, and thousands of police gathered for the funeral of a New York City officer assassinated by a drug gang, Nancy Reagan took a tougher line. "Drugs are tearing our communities apart," insisted the First Lady. "If you are a casual drug user, you are an accomplice to murder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tears Of Rage | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...Administration's tactics in dealing with Noriega, however, soon turned out to be tougher than its toothless drug decertification had suggested. The State Department declared that Panama President Eric Arturo Delvalle had been unconstitutionally dismissed by a legislature controlled by Noriega after Delvalle attempted to fire the general. Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead certified that the proper custodian of Panamanian government funds in the U.S. Federal Reserve and federally insured banks was Juan Sosa, Delvalle's Ambassador in Washington. Sosa thus controls $50 million that would otherwise come under the direction of Noriega's cronies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tears Of Rage | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

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