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...their control of East Jerusalem. This calm has grown increasingly tense, especially since there are reports that soldiers gratuitously lobbed tear gas into the mosque well after Goodman had been arrested. Arabs have never trusted the Israelis to safeguard their mosques--now they may take more militant action to regain control...

Author: By Chuck Lane, | Title: Losing Control | 4/15/1982 | See Source »

Irena (Natassia Kinski) is the embodiment of this duality. She is a cat person. Cat people have the peculiar tendency of transforming into black leopards when sexually aroused. They can regain human form only by killing. Only if they mate with their own kind can they avoid this dastardly B-movie fate...

Author: By Joseph C. Gorini, | Title: Feline Fetishes | 4/13/1982 | See Source »

...British coast. Its orders were to proceed to the South Atlantic and establish a blockade of the islands. The navy's aim was to peacefully evacuate the Argentine invaders and restore British sovereignty. But Defense Secretary John Nott declared on Sunday that Britain was prepared to fight to regain control of the islands. Argentina's President, General Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri, warned that his nation would not retreat and that, if attacked, would "present battle with all the means at its disposal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Falkland Islands: Gunboats in the South Atlantic | 4/12/1982 | See Source »

...week ago, the Harvard women's tennis team stumbled back to Cambridge after a 2-4 spring break tour of the South. But a routine 7-2 Saturday afternoon win over Penn helped the netwomen regain their footing, giving them a 1-0 Ivy League record and bringing the overall mark...

Author: By Gwen Knapp, | Title: Netwomen Win, Down Penn, 7-2 | 4/12/1982 | See Source »

...Jenkins wins, and the Social Democrats regain momentum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Victory for the Center | 4/5/1982 | See Source »

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