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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Stalin won outright annexation of parts of eastern Poland; the Poles were compensated with parts of easternmost Germany. In the Far East the Soviets were secretly awarded the Japanese Kurile Islands and the southern part of Sakhalin Island, an arrangement disclosed after Japan's defeat.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Rhymes with Malta | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

In most classrooms, such a conversation might be cause for suspension. At Harvey Milk, it is typical. This is a high school for gays, lesbians, cross- dressers and transsexuals. At other schools, their mere presence was often disruptive. Many of them were verbally abused by teachers and counselors, physically attacked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York City: Harvey Milk School | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Critics charged that the school was using city funds to subsidize homosexuality. Officials replied that they were trying to provide an education for young people who might otherwise be denied one. The school does not seek to reinforce homosexuality, although it stresses the solidarity of minorities and the contributions of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York City: Harvey Milk School | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

In some cases, letting students be themselves can mean letting them discover that they are straight. Says Martin: "Several young men in the school were molested by male relatives and thought they must be gay. It was apparent to us that these boys were heterosexual, but we had to let...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York City: Harvey Milk School | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

Last week, at the meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists in Austin, Sereno for the first time revealed details of the find, made last year by a joint U.S.-Argentine expedition. The dinosaur was named Herrerasaurus, after Victorino Herrera, the goat farmer who first led scientists to the area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Oldest Dinosaur | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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