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Since the first bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, in April 1983, Secretary of State George Shultz has waged a fervent and frequently lonely campaign to convince the public, and often colleagues in the Reagan Administration, of the need to combat terrorism with swift retaliation. Last week in a speech at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, Shultz made his strongest plea yet for public support of aggressive military action against terrorists. "We cannot allow ourselves to become the Hamlet of nations, worrying endlessly over whether and how to respond," he said. "Fighting terrorism will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: Fighting Fire with Fire | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

...Jonathan Swift's, an expanded entertainment program featuring music videos will replace the traditional happy hour, noted bar manager James Roach...

Author: By Eliizabeth S. Colt, | Title: Proposed Regulations To Restrict Local Bars | 11/3/1984 | See Source »

...rule would ban the 30-ounce scorpion bowl as well as other local drinking traditions, including pitcher night at the Bow and Arrow and happy hours at Chi Chi's and Jonathan Swift...

Author: By Eliizabeth S. Colt, | Title: Proposed Regulations To Restrict Local Bars | 11/3/1984 | See Source »

...economic impact last week in Britain was sharp and swift. The $1.35-per-bbl. price cut will diminish the government's $13 billion annual oil revenues by about 5%. On the day of the announcement, the British pound fell to a record low of $1.19. Shaken by the skidding currency and a possible worsening of the country's coal miners' strike, traders on the London Stock Exchange sent the Financial Times industrial share index to its steepest one-day loss in history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil Exporters on a Slippery Slope | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...doomsayers. Says Economist Edward Yardeni of Prudential-Bache Securities, who admits to being uncertain about the impact of the budget: "After hearing most economists shout wolf for two years about the deficit, people are starting to wonder whether the supply-siders might be right after all." The swift recovery has made it difficult for Mondale to exploit the budget issue against Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Beastly Question | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

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