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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During a month of fighting, the Pakistanis claim six of their men died, while at least 34 Indians were killed; India refuses to release its casualty figures. Though accounts of the struggle differ, it appears that the Indians eventually requested a meeting between the two opposing brigade commanders. After three sessions, both sides pledged to pull back their men, and the Indians agreed to accept two enemy posts that the Pakistanis said had been there all along. It was the first time local commanders had met face to face to sort out a disengagement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Himalayas War at the Top Of the World | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

Americans may be united on many issues, but they certainly differ on how to manage their own health and safety. In a survey of more than 1,000 people in each of 32 states and the District of Columbia, taken in 1987 and released only last week, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta found some vast disparities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trends: An Ounce of Prevention | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

People will differ on their assessment of the first four months of the Bush administration, yet no past President could hope to meet the standards set out in the alternative opinion. It is ludicruous to expect a newly elected President to solve the world's problems in five months. Preoccupied with ethics violations, as the staff opinion acknowledges, the Congress is equally culpable for not answering every domestic policy concern. Rather than trying to find a quick scapegoat for our problems, we should attempt to build a consensus, working together with these higher goals in mind, praising each other during...

Author: By Peter B. Rutledge, | Title: Why Bush? | 6/7/1989 | See Source »

...differ on a lot of the issues. Make that all of them. You know the axiom that says there is a Harvard man on both ends of an argument. Well, there is a Lartigue on each...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: A Liberal Hostage | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

Luis B. Castro '92, a member of RAZA's steering committee, said the celebrations and festivals differ between communities. The events usually include dancing, mariachi bands, pinatas and traditional Mexican music, said Castro...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Six-Day Cinco de Mayo Fest Capped Today | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

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