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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Berlin Wall and meeting East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow, Baker proposed a revamped role for the U.S. in the "whole and free" Europe that is aborning. Its theme: to refurbish existing international bodies so that they can bear new loads as they shed others. Although framed in general terms, the plan nonetheless displayed a creative flair and reassured allies that the U.S. intends to remain, in Baker's words, part of "Europe's neighborhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West Peering into Europe's Future | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

...upper management." Workers complain of being shadowed by foremen toting stopwatches, warned "not to take little baby steps" while moving around, and denied permission to leave the floor to go to the bathroom. "Fear and hostility permeate the post office," charges San Diego letter carrier Gary Pryor. Postmaster General Anthony Frank acknowledges, "This is a top-down organization. I wish it weren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mailroom Mayhem | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Postal officials say it is just a coincidence that postal employees have been involved in such mayhem, but the general public might nonetheless wonder if the mail isn't driving the mailman crazy. Psychologist Mark Haffey, who counseled workers after the Taylor killings in California, warned that "two employees identified strongly with the violence by John Taylor. They indicated that they had experienced similar impulses but had not acted on them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mailroom Mayhem | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

...General Manager: Barbara M. Mrkonic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead DECEMBER 25, 1989 | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Chile's long democratic tradition was finally back on track last week after a 16-year hiatus. In the first presidential election since the bloody 1973 coup that ousted Marxist Salvador Allende Gossens and brought General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte to power, voters elected Patricio Aylwin, 71, a Christian Democrat. As soon as Aylwin's victory seemed assured, thousands of citizens poured into the streets in jubilant celebration. Said Aylwin: "Chile has again taken destiny into its own hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chile: Democracy Back on Track | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

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