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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spirited, quirky choreography of Twyla Tharp. "He is very precise and very careful," Tharp says admiringly. "He doesn't waste things, but he is also capable of being very adventuresome and working with great imagination in a studio." Indeed, Byrne's 73-minute score for Tharp's The Catherine Wheel was a dazzling bit of aw-shucks virtuosity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock's Renaissance Man | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

What makes this response so astounding is that the cause of the accident couldn't be more patent. The suspect, Brian Confoy, alledgedly got rip-roaring drunk, seated himself behind the wheel of his car, and drove with reckless abandon, mowing down Ms. Steel in the process...

Author: By Joshua H. Henkin, | Title: Truth in Tragedy | 10/25/1986 | See Source »

...come here five years ago, not knowing any English. He had to borrow from a bank to buy his taxi medallion, but now the loan is almost paid off. He is over 50, and he has spent his life -- both here and there -- behind the wheel. He says, "The Russians are a good people, what fine people! But America is the best country in the world. It is not true that there is no work. You just have to want to find it, and they'll help you and there will be work. And there is such an abundance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At War with the KGB | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

...certainly can't believe that any longer--atleast I hope he doesn't," said the associateprofessor, who said he will be considered for alifetime post within two years.Crimson GraphicPaul A. FelixAre Young Professors Strapped to a Wheel of Fortune...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Tenure Bids Show Dean's Plan Faces Obstacles | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

...this from the cab of an 18-wheel truck stuck in the traffic jam: "What's the holdup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Ohio: a Vision West of Town | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

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