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...December 14, 1999, at the age of 77, Schulz announced his retirement. "I never dreamed that this would happen to me," he said. "I always had the feeling that I would stay with the strip until I was in my early 80s, or something like that. But all of sudden it's gone. It's been taken away from me. I did not take it away," he emphasized. "This was taken away from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Passages: The Life and Times of Charles Schulz | 12/28/2000 | See Source »

...planned April retirement to oversee GE's acquisition of Honeywell. His memoirs, planned for spring, earned a $7.1 million advance, which he plans to donate to charity. Welch, 65, turned staid GE into a dynamic, even hot business--in part by laying off 100,000 workers in the '80s, earning the nickname "Neutron Jack." He has since cultivated a gentler image; he refused to wear a jacket for this photo, saying, "I don't want to look stuck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Class of 2000 | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

...80s are when George W. came into his own. The first half of the decade were his wilderness years, a long lost weekend as a frat-boy scion of the Bush family. But midway through the decade he hit forty, discovered Jesus and became John Quincy Adams-in-waiting. It?s an era he understands and cherishes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comb Back, Big Hair — All Is Forgiven | 12/23/2000 | See Source »

...envision a full-blown ?80s revival. Natural-looking hair? Gone. Invest in hair mousse futures. Women will be wearing those boxy power suits again. When one attends a Bush state dinner, one will be rubbing shoulder pads with the rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comb Back, Big Hair — All Is Forgiven | 12/23/2000 | See Source »

Leverett House recently got rid of its House dues, after it became clear that laundry revenues and their popular '80s dances--both of which bring in about $3,000 each semester--could comfortably fund the House Committee by themselves...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rich House, Poor House | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

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