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Quan has another claim to local fame: in the middle of his orange groves he has erected a 6-ft. shrine to Zhao Ziyang, the Communist Party leader whose tacit support of the student protesters in Tiananmen Square contributed to his ouster in late June. Near the top of the tiled column is a photograph of Zhao -- with Tommy Quan standing at his side in his Seattle Seahawks cap. "Zhao made it all possible," says Quan. "He showed people that incentives can turn China around. Now that he is out of favor, my friends think I should tear my monument...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in The Life . . . . . . Of China: Free to Fly Inside the Cage | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

...looking forward to the Harvard game," said Indiana Coach Jerry Yeagley, who was recently inducted into the United States Soccer Federation Hall of Fame. "They will be a tough foe, and Mike Getman is one of the bright young coaches in the profession...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: M. Booters Challenge Sixth-Ranked Hoosiers | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

Although Dershowitz has argued in higher courts , statistics suggest that his appearance on the courtroom show will be a greater boost for his fame. According to a recent survey, 54 percent of Americans can recognize and name Wapner, while only 9 percent can identify Chief Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Poland to People's Court | 9/15/1989 | See Source »

Although Dershowitz has argued in higher courts, statistics suggest that his appearance on the courtroom show will be a greater boost for his fame. According to a recent survey, 54 percent of Americans can recognize and name Wapner, while only 9 percent can identify Chief Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Poland to People's Court | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

Somehow, a lifetime ban will not make fans and writers forget Rose, the game's record-holder for most career hits. It's kind of hard to overlook what Rose accomplished as a player. Interesting to see whether he eventually makes the Hall of Fame. If Rose does, then so must "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Orlando Cepeda and Ferguson Jenkins, just to name a few greats whom baseball has forgotten...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Sounds of Harry Homer Caray | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

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