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...less vulnerable to a first strike and thus produce a more stable arms-control situation. Or should mobile missiles, as the Administration has also said, be banned in any new arms agreement? "I'm afraid I can't put it more clearly," said Alice to the Caterpillar in Wonderland. "Being so many sizes in a day is very confusing." Her lament & fits the debate over the proposed Midgetman missile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Midgetman in Wonderland | 3/10/1986 | See Source »

Such discretion is an anomaly, say some critics. In his highly publicized indictments of organized-crime figures, some have been reminded of the Alice in Wonderland dictum: "Sentence first; verdict afterwards." They suggest that he is a glutton for publicity, and that his press conferences are part of a political campaign, the office to be determined later. But Giuliani responds that it is not a crime to want to go into politics; anyway, that is for the future. For him, publicity is a necessary weapon in his crusade against organized crime, and a way to dispel cynicism about law enforcement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giuliani: The Passionate Prosecutor | 2/10/1986 | See Source »

...summer's vacation in a water wonderland? Hardly...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: California Dreamin' in Colorado Springs | 10/24/1985 | See Source »

...stars, dust and gas) collected at its center that it collapsed under the force of its own gravity. Crushing together until all of its mass was concentrated in an incredibly small volume, the matter continued to exert tremendous gravitational force. Like the Cheshire cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that vanished, leaving only a smile, the great mass of galactic material in effect disappeared. Only its gravity remained, continuing to pull in nearby stars and dust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Milky Way's Hungry Black Hole | 6/3/1985 | See Source »

...Company of Wolves Jordan has wrought a veritable wonderland. The film is so visually sumptuous that, despite its shallow characterization and sometimes blatant psychologizing, it cannot fail to please the ethically inclined. It is a flawed cinematic gem but for all its cracks it gives a lovely light...

Author: By Lyn Dilorio, | Title: Visual Howls | 5/10/1985 | See Source »

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