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...School choice is the death knell for urban education in America," Bachrach says. "School choice is merely... an escape valve that will destroy urban public education...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl, | Title: BACHRACH | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...team managed to recover in time to destroy a weak Yale team, 9-1, but then fell to Brown in overtime...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Hockeywomen Looking for Respect | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...over Germany and to counter the strength of the Soviet Union. Eisenhower felt the city no longer held any military significance. He told Montgomery, who was clamoring for the chance to take it, that the German capital was "nothing but a geographical location" and that "my purpose is to destroy the enemy's forces." Churchill disagreed and appealed to Roosevelt, who was ill and about to die. Washington said the decision on how best to destroy the enemy's forces should be left to the Supreme Commander...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: D-Day: IKE'S INVASION | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

...Pennsylvania Avenue; he abandoned his long-suffering wife Felicia and spent his last years as the chain-smoking, emphysema-racked Yoda of the Dakota apartment building in New York City. Bernstein's life followed the trajectory of a cautionary tale with the lesson, whom the gods would destroy they first give too many talents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Lenny, With Lenny Missing | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

Those who fear that a children's entertainment will destroy real history have little faith in history. Disney's America is an amusement for kids who bring their parents along for the ride. The issue of urban sprawl is serious. The suggestion of cultural desecration is not. As the kids would say, "Lighten up, guys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Afraid of Virginia's Mouse? | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

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