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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pastime, if you do not count self- inspection. (A future without baseball?) Did I mention hibachis, Exercycles, capped teeth, diet drinks, sofa beds, Winnebagos, microwaves, VCRs, IBMs, electric pencil sharpeners, electric knives, electric chairs, Minute Rice, bullet trains, Dial-A-Prayer, Dial-A-Psychotherap ist, automatic windows, automatic doors, wash 'n' wear, Shake 'n' Bake, heat 'n' serve? Did I tell you the one about the traveling salesman, or the minister, the rabbi and the priest? The humor of our times would baffle you to distraction. A contemporary comedian brings down the house by relating situations in which he receives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Time Capsule: A Letter to the Year 2086 | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

With the quarterfinal round victory, the booters avenged a 3-1, earlier-season loss to the 'Wick and moved a step closer to the national finals in Tacoma, Wash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Tourney Summary: The Route to Duke | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

Rennie got his wish, so now the Devils get the Crimson, with the winner earning a trip to the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash., to play the winner of tomorrow's other semifinal match-up (between Akron and Fresno...

Author: By Vadim Nikitine, | Title: Booters Have a Devil of a Date | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...Crimson is one of four teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament. With a victory over Duke Sunday in Durham, N.C., Harvard--which beat Hartwick, 2-0, last Sunday--will move on to the NCAA Tournament Final to be played in Tacoma, Wash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Men Booters Honored | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

...stretch north of Basel. Perhaps the most damage was done by several hundred pounds of the mercury-based fungicide Tillex, which settled into the riverbed just downstream from the Sandoz warehouse. It will have to be dredged up as soon as possible, Swiss authorities said, or the current may wash it farther downstream. "The Rhine will be dead for years to come," said Professor Ragnar Kinzelbach of the Technical University in Darmstadt, West Germany. Although locks and floodgates were closed to protect many of the river's tributaries from the poisonous flow, other waterways appear threatened. Dutch officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment a Proud River Runs Red | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

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