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Since she came to power, however, Aquino has systematically gone about stilling many of those doubts. Before visiting her in Manila in May, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz privately expressed doubts about her ability to govern. Afterward, and ever since, the normally poker-faced Secretary has fairly glowed at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Woman of the Year | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

Of course, some room must be allowed for experimentation and creative inquiry. And remember, higher education may seem stilling and chained to the ball of tradition, it has, in fact, been responsible for the dynamic and turbulent history of Western Civilization from the Greeks to the present.

Author: By John P. Wauck, | Title: The Old Masters Were Never Wrong | 12/7/1984 | See Source »

The play therefore, is somewhat inaccessible to present day sensibility Composed in the far away dawn of the television era, the play juxtaposes how oppressive the deadening hilarity of sitcom is next to a drama which probes the validity of all its characters feelings. Playwright Lorraine Hansberry impresses any audience...

Author: By John P. Oconnor, | Title: Universal Love Story | 5/2/1984 | See Source »

For those who missed last week's episode in the popular series Palace-the continuing saga of a colorful, wealthy family whose lives are all centered beneath one gilded roof-the handsome and dashing young Prince Andrew, 22, had cut short his Caribbean vacation with fetching onetime Porn Starlet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 1, 1982 | 11/1/1982 | See Source »

The implications of the Begin government's policies concerning the Palestinian question make the issue a central one for people living in and contemplating moving to Israel. The state was founded on democratic principles and a strong Jewish tradition of social justice: these values cannot be maintained while another people...

Author: By Toba E. Spitzer, | Title: Seeking Peace in the Middle East | 4/26/1982 | See Source »

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