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Besides, in the Reagan Administration, concern over the possible lulling effects of arms control, as expressed in closed-door meetings of policymakers, has been elevated from a cautionary anxiety to an institutionalized obsession. It reflects a basic distaste and distrust for the Soviet Union, all its works, and any dealings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing for the Future | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

"It was instant euphoria. My problems drained away." Before that night in June 1980, Tarver, 35, had often posed as a coke buyer. He was an ambitious, model police officer, a survivor of 25 shootouts. He was Houston's 1978 Officer of the Year. But he had always glibly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Used What I Wanted | 4/11/1983 | See Source »

I discovered how very different Italy was through an unlikely source. Italians are a diverse lot, but they are unified by a common national obsession. From Parma to Pisa they worship the game of soccer. And in the summer of 1982 their obsession intensified with the playing of the quadrennial...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Fun in the Old World | 3/15/1983 | See Source »

The Mondial was more than just a tournament for the average Italian. It was a reason for being, something that commanded Italy's heart and soul throughout the summer. In short, it was an obsession.

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Fun in the Old World | 3/15/1983 | See Source »

Born in Budapest of middle-class Jewish parents, Koestler was a lonely, neurotic child brought up by a possessive and angry mother and strict, punishing household help. He was subject to suicidal depression, homicidal rage and "obsession with a cause." His first obsession was Zionism, a movement that seized his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rootless Cosmopolitan of the Age | 3/14/1983 | See Source »

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