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Wende's colleague, Lawyer Jan Olszewski, was equally dismayed at the prosecution's failure to find the real instigator of the crime. In a veiled reference to the Soviet Union, Olszewski declared, "This corpse, this blood, was supposed to release a spiral of mutual terror. Who could have had an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland Evading Truth | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

A. A lot of people say that's my weakness. I admit I've not run for office or managed someone's campaign. But I've been a close observer of the Washington scene. I've followed it all my life. So I don't come to Washington as a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seasoned for Combat | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

Gallantry, however, cannot carry a debate. Several weeks ago, a television poll of ABC viewers deemed the Cougars unworthy champions by 53% to 47%. Orange Bowl contestants Oklahoma (9-1-1) and Washington (10-1), along with the presiding NBC network, count themselves on the side of the majority. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cougars: We Are Too No. 1! | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

Cleveland, Oct. 20,1944. A liquefied-natural-gas tank belonging to the East Ohio Gas Co. developed a structural weakness that led to a huge explosion. The blast and fire killed 131.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Catalog of Catastrophe | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

Federal Reserve officials brush aside such doomsaying. Says Volcker: "The current pause in economic growth need be no more than that." Agrees Anthony Solomon, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank: "These signs of outright weakness are likely to prove temporary."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trying to Puff Up the Sails | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

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