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...under way in the Soviet Union as the country prepared to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany. For the first time since 1956, Stalin was being praised as a strategic genius and a superb wartime commander in chief. Says Stalin Biographer Robert C. Tucker: "The Soviet authorities evidently thought it was a good time for Stalin's daughter to come home." No doubt they were aware of her emotional turmoil. Anticipating that an official emissary from Moscow would be rebuffed by Svetlana, they apparently decided to use her son Joseph, Stalin's namesake, as their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Personalities the Saga of Stalin's Little Sparrow | 1/28/1985 | See Source »

...performers absolutely capture the audience. Tucker McCrady exploits the role of Princess Ida's father, who can not bear to be happy, to the fullest. His first solo, "I Can't Think Why", demonstrates his rare ability at combining excellent acting with singing. Mark Meredith, as Syril, the Prince's companion, steals the show with his solo "Kiss Me, Kiss Me", his only fault, if it can be called one, is overshadowing the Prince...

Author: By Frances T. Ruml, | Title: Paradise Found | 12/6/1984 | See Source »

Thomas N. Tucker Plymouth, Mich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 12, 1984 | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

Full-time students employed by their school or a closely associated organization have always been exempt from social-security taxes, said Andrea S. Tucker of the IRS. But in the past year. HSA has had to prove its close ties to Harvard in order to get the student exemption...

Author: By Jonathon M. Moses, | Title: IRS Exempts HSA Workers; Nixes Social Security Taxes | 11/1/1984 | See Source »

...press. When Carl Lewis grabbed a huge American flag from the stands to run a victory lap with it after winning the 100 meters, the press descended on the spectator whose flag it was. The next day in the Los Angeles Times it was all there-his name (Tucker), where he was from (New Orleans), his age (50), where he was sitting (row 2, section 27) and that he had got his flag back afterward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Here's One Man's Meet | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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