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...Seattle, Wash., and Japan which attempts to publicize the plight of political dissidents in Taiwan. With the increase in circulation, however, came an increase in attacks, both verbal and physical, against the publication from enraged private citizens. Opposition members suspect that Taiwan's secret police agencies, the Taiwan Garrison Command and the Investigation Bureau, sanctioned the abuses...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Sedition, Taiwanese Style | 3/7/1980 | See Source »

...definitely decent time of 17:13.94, but since she had already qualified for Nationals at last week's Ivies, the time wasn't particularly important. Teammate Gwen Knapp said although Gildea's closest competitor kept up with her, the competition never really pushed her. "Maureen was definitely in command of the race," she added...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Tigers Coast at Easterns; Gildea Cruises in 1650 | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

...Princeton took command of the meet. Behind the five-victory performance of Charlotte Tiedemann, the Tigers rolled over second-place Pitt and third-place Penn State. Pitt boasted a five-time winner as well, with Amy Jackson dominating the butterfly and middle-distance freestyle events...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Tigers Coast at Easterns; Gildea Cruises in 1650 | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

Golding deserves a great deal of credit for his portrayal of Matty and his world. He has colored Matty's soul with just the right amount of blackness, not so much that he cannot let glimpses of light flash over and through him. Matty does not command the violent hatred from Golding that other characters do, perhaps because he straddles the delicate line of adulthood. Others are less successful indodging the malicious want of this master of allegory. For example, Golding draws Sophy, one of a pair of terrorist twins that Matty encounters, less precisely, and her character suffers...

Author: By James L. Cott, | Title: Children of Darkness | 2/28/1980 | See Source »

...York, Kaplan and Senior Producer Walter Porges take seats around a horseshoe-shaped command post that they call the bridge. Phones are everywhere, and there are two TV screens connected to computers. Without even having to whirl to one side, they can find out the latest on stories or watch footage coming in from the "birds"-otherwise known as satellites. The atmosphere is decidely informal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Now Here's the News... | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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