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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...list was gradually narrowed further. Many facilities, for instance, were relaying legitimate telephone or video signals on the night of the attack. HBO technicians provided one helpful clue. Exactly one week before Captain Midnight's attack, the service's programming had been interrupted briefly with a pattern of color bars. It was apparently the work of the same person; thus it seemed the culprit had access to the facility at the same time on both nights. Another important tip came from an accountant vacationing in Florida who had overheard a revealing conversation about Captain Midnight at a pay phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Grounding Captain Midnight | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

...real excitement came the following day. On Alvin's third dive, the scientists deployed "Jason Jr.," a self-propelled, lawn-mower-size robot armed with still and video cameras. Guided by Bowen, the robot -- nicknamed "J.J." -- made oceanographic history by actually entering the Titanic. It glided down the ship's grand staircase at the end of a 250-ft. tether through which it transmitted live images to the three scientists in Alvin's cramped cabin. There was nothing left of the staircase itself; like much of the Titanic's celebrated woodwork, it had long since been devoured by wood-boring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: J.J. Tours The Titanic | 7/28/1986 | See Source »

...aerospace manufacturer, to bid against AT&T for an enormous prize: a federal telecommunications contract worth some $4.5 billion over ten years. AT&T has been the leading contractor on the account since 1963. The contract, which involves upgrading the Government phone system to transmit data and handle video conferencing, will be awarded late next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Telecommunications: Ganging Up on Old Ma | 7/28/1986 | See Source »

...Officials from the Peking Public Security Bureau told the U.S. embassy that Burns was being investigated for "entering an area forbidden to foreigners, gathering intelligence information, and espionage." After being questioned at the airport, Burns was first escorted to his Peking apartment, where security officers conducted a two-hour video-taped search, and then to the Paozhu detention center...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Hard Times for an Easy Rider | 7/28/1986 | See Source »

...stern is sitting upright on the bottom...one huge piece with a lot of wreckage around," he said. Viewing through video cameras, the crew spotted a crane and the rudder but the propeller was buried and the homeport markings of Southampton had rusted off the stern...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Explorers Memorialize the Titanic's Dead | 7/22/1986 | See Source »

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