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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tass for the first time issued close-up photos of the damaged reactor. The black-and-white pictures, apparently taken from a helicopter, showed the upper part of the reactor building blown off and piles of rubble lying at its base. Nearby buildings appeared undamaged...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chernobyl Outlook Said to Be Improving | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

That's the latest slogan at Shea Stadium these days. Actually, it's "Baseball as it oughta be," italicized and everything, plastered right across the upper deck facade. Mets owner Frank Cashen probably felt defeated since the Atlanta Braves had already proclaimed themselves "America's Team...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Preserving the Mystique | 5/7/1986 | See Source »

...leading player's music, originally written for a male voice, lost some of its power in transposition to the upper register. Robin's blatant sexuality, which was so appealing in a similar role in this winter's production of Joseph, doesn't quite fit in here. Still, her strong voice and wry sense of humor keeps her slink and slide routine from becoming camp...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Spring's Here and So Is Pippin | 4/30/1986 | See Source »

...only commoners will be allowed to sit in the lower houses, in this case meaning the House of Representatives and the Senate. No celebrities permitted. As soon as a person achieved that rank, he would, like a commoner become a peer in Britain, be sentenced to life in the upper chamber and oblivion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Celebrities in Politics: a Cure | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

Detroit erased Boston's 2-1 lead with three runs in the fourth. Darrell Evans started the rally with a single and scored on a triple by Dave Collins. Gibson then smashed the next pitch by starter Bruce Hurst high into the upper deck in center field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gibson Leads Tigers Past Slugging BoSox | 4/8/1986 | See Source »

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