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Lilah Krytsick (Sally Field) is discovered skulking into the kind of 24-hour diner that, in movies, betokens a Mafia presence. And sure enough, a disreputable little man is soon slipping her a mysterious packet. Dope? Money for laundering? No, jokes. As it turns out, terrible jokes. Jokes that produce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Knockdown Duel | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

When Mark Phillips entered the dressage arena of Seoul's new $83 million equestrian park last week, neither luck nor the weather was with him. Dressed in customary black hunting cap and swallowtail coat, the husband of Britain's Princess Anne began the first stage of the grueling three-day...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Shorts:Winning on Charisma | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

Currently the most pressing and complex environmental problem is the greenhouse effect. The industrial age has been fueled by the burning of coal, wood and oil, which spews wastes -- most notably carbon dioxide (CO2) -- into the sky. This thickens the layer of atmospheric gases that traps heat from the sun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Environment: Cleaning Up the Mess | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Homeowners now eye neighbors with suspicion. Some families sleep in shifts. Others have rigged their homes with booby traps attached to guns. Says Jefferson's state senator, Charles Bond: "We're under siege. We have 800 citizens who are afraid to leave their homes even though they know they are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Fearing the Fire Next Time | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

The information provided by Conrad probably included details on NATO troop mobilization and the location of barbed wire and antitank traps as well as the positioning of nuclear-capable artillery. Says former Army Chief of Staff General Edward C. Meyer: "With that sort of information on the Soviets, I could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clerk Who Knew Too Much | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

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