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This revelation interrupts and transforms Barclay's struggle. An eminent though declining novelist, Barclay has been beseiged by a young American academic, Rick Tucker, who badly wants to be the foremost expert on Barclay. As the novel begins, Barclay discovers Tucker rooting through the dustbin looking for torn-up papers...

Author: By John P. Oconnor, | Title: Journey of the Damned | 4/25/1984 | See Source »

Although there are problems with US adoption of "no first use"--our commitment to NATO for example--the principle, which has been advocated by a series of distinguished Americans, is deserving of greater attention by Washington. As a first step, it would make eminent sense for the US to confer...

Author: By Richard D. Nethercut, | Title: China and No First Use | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

The city fought back. The next day a circuit court judge issued a restraining order which temporarily prevented the Colts from completing their move or playing anywhere else but in Baltimore--the first step in the effort to recapture the team under the legal doctrine of eminent domain. But locking...

Author: By Theodore P. Friend, | Title: Anytown, U.S.A. | 4/19/1984 | See Source »

(20 of 24) support of State and other agencies. The Soviet challenge was handled in the West Wing Situation Room of the White House. U.S. strategic forces went to a higher state of readiness, a strong reply to the Soviet ultimatum was sent to Moscow, and the President won out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alexander Haig | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

DIED. William Powell, 91, suave actor whose resonant voice and easygoing elegance made him the movies' pre-eminent American gentleman; in Palm Springs, Calif. His silky good looks and pencil-thin mustache first got him typed as a villain in silent films, but when sound arrived, Powell became an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Mar. 19, 1984 | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

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