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...devilish New Jerseyites have already displayed an abundance of Black Magic. Down by four touchdowns to Bucknell the second game of the year, the Tigers roared back to a 46-28 victory. When an orange and black cat crosses your path, you're not in for good luck...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Things That Go Bump | 10/22/1983 | See Source »

White's article presents Mao as a devilish dictator who would kill millions to enhance his power. Mao is worse. He is in the same class as Hitler. The Chinese would be wise to scrap his thoughts entirely if they wish to achieve peace and move ahead economically. The U.S., on the other hand, would benefit from helping China to modernize. When China's economic standards reach those of the West, there is a chance that the Chinese may discard the Communist system and become a major force in the free world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 17, 1983 | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

...understand her much more easily than the mysterious Olivia. Played by the beautiful Greta Scacchi, Olivia is torn between her love for and obligations to her English husband and an uncontrollable fascination with an Indian prince. Olivia's desire for the prince (Shaski Kapoor) enables her to ignore his devilish and corrupt ways, and see only his charm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two Rhapsodies in One India | 10/4/1983 | See Source »

...personally, one comes across an exquisite perplexity as they try to untangle the revolution from the man who made it, the hero of the revolution from the villain who brought it to cataclysm. Those who attended him during his glory days and in his madness wonder what caused the devilish change in him, as well as when it took place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Burnout of a Revolution | 9/26/1983 | See Source »

They put Bill Miner in San Quentin for robbing stagecoaches. By the time he was released, some 30 years later, Wells Fargo had sold its horses and invested in railroads, and the movies had been invented in order to fill idle minds with devilish ideas. Watching The Great Train Robbery in 1903, the old gent perceives a profitable way to enliven his sunset years. All he needs is horses, a few accomplices and, of course, some trains to stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Three Cool Sips of Summer | 8/15/1983 | See Source »

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