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...that he's not sure how long he'll be at Brown. "Quite frankly, it all depends on whether they let my boyfriend in or not," he says, referring to a decision by the immigration service to bar his friend's entry from France because of a work-related visa problem. "He was sent back when he arrived, you know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EDMUND WHITE: Imagining Other Lives | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

...That night AT&T bought more than $1 million worth of airtime to introduce its new Universal credit card. Since then, AT&T has mailed out 1.7 million cards, prompting predictions that the Universal will become the world's most popular credit plate. Besides having the benefits of a Visa or MasterCard, Universal holders get a 10% discount on AT&T phone calls charged on the card. And for all who apply for the Universal this year, AT&T is tossing in a lifetime waiver of annual fees. Ironically, the cost of introducing the new card has eaten into company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CREDIT: Ma Bell's Popular Child | 7/16/1990 | See Source »

...Cheng's. The INS believes former top officers of the Panama Defense Forces sold Panamanian immigration documents to refugees from both China and Cuba in a scam that netted them more than $300 million since 1985. These U.S.-bound refugees paid as much as $10,000 for a tourist visa, plus an additional $10,000 to $15,000 for a Panamanian passport. Among the implicated schemers is Noriega's cousin Ciro Noriega Quintero, the former Panamanian consul general to Hong Kong. "Manuel Noriega was the king of alien smuggling," says Robert Penland, who retired last month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Freedom | 5/14/1990 | See Source »

This spring each senior received an invitation that stood out from the pitches for seven kinds of car loans, cheap health insurance, "authoritative" newsmagazines and Visa cards from every bank west of the Atlantic. It was the Harvard Club of New York City calling...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: The Harvard Club Is Calling | 5/2/1990 | See Source »

Next she invited Ortega. At the end of their 90-minute discussion, the Sandinista leader stood beside Chamorro on her doorstep and announced, "I want to make it clear that on April 25 there will be a transfer of power." As a bonus concession, Ortega also announced that visa requirements for Americans seeking to enter Nicaragua had been lifted. Then the past and future Presidents hugged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America The Boys Step into Line | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

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