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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Biloxi, Miss. The predawn fog creeps across the Hilton hotel parking lot where a dozen perky volunteers gather to prepare for the Vice President's visit that afternoon. Scott Walker, 22, who has taken a semester off from the University of Central Florida, leads a group that will plant another 100 BUSH FOR PRESIDENT signs along Highway 90. The others head for the the Mississippi Coast Coliseum to inflate 1,000 red, white and blue helium balloons. They work in the men's bathroom, where the ceiling is low enough to allow the balloons to float within reach. Logistics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in the Life of a Political Machine | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...Pascagoula, Miss. With Lehman at his side during a visit to the Ingalls shipyard, Bush waves stiffly from a platform in front of a new amphibious assault ship, the U.S.S. Wasp. To a crowd of men in hard hats, Bush vigorously advocates a strong military and then launches his hastily scripted attack on Michael Dukakis. For the first time all day, the national press takes notice; Bush must be so confident that he is looking ahead to the general election. Bush's understated comparison of himself with Dole and Robertson (he again mentions "stability") gets lost in the static...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in the Life of a Political Machine | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...occupied territories, including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, which Israel has annexed. Shultz, who presented the plan to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Syria, wants at least a positive sign of interest from all four countries by next week, when Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir is scheduled to visit Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Let the Chess Game Begin | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

Noted American composer Ulysses Kay will visit Harvard next week under the auspices of the Office for the Arts' "Share a Composer" program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Composer Ulysses Kay Plans Week-Long Visit | 3/10/1988 | See Source »

Harvard, Tufts, Northeastern University, and the University of Massachusetts (Harbor) have jointly declared next week "Ulysses Kay Week" and will sponsor his visit together...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Composer Ulysses Kay Plans Week-Long Visit | 3/10/1988 | See Source »

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