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A FEW STUDENTS in a dorm room last week were calmly debating the pros and cons of the United States invasion of Grenada. They argued tactics and strategy, some supporting the American initiative, others opposing it. Then one man spoke up, and silenced the room. "A friend of mine in...
1970: After 17 years of New York's Attica State Prison (and a lifetime total of more than 35 years in jail), Willie ("The Actor") Sutton, a tired, sick old man of 68, was ready with some wistful reminiscing. "People don't seem to want to work hard...
He retains a keen appreciation of the maverick qualities of his adopted home town, which was only 30 years old when McMullan arrived with his family in 1926 at the age of four. "Miami is still trying to sort out its values," he says. "There was a time when if...
At both conventions the biggest and most politically sensitive issue was merit pay, a concept that is getting increased attention from politicians, the public and some key educators, including Anthony Alvarado, the newly appointed chancellor of New York City's schools. The A.F.T. has been quietly debating the pros...
Appearing at such a function would have been unthinkable for a national candidate not long ago, and even today gay rights is a subject so highly charged that most politicians would prefer to stay in the closet on the issue. "Sure we weighed the pros and cons," a Mondale aide...