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...surprised when the party begins to the sound of American rock--in this case "Money Honey" by the Tubes. Along with the Colombian cumbia rhythms popular throughout South America, teenagers buy English-language 45's by the Bee Gees and the Ohio Players. The biggest American dance is the "bump bump," pronounced "ban ban" and featured in a prominent television commercial for stylish sweaters. Many Peruvians believe it is a Peruvian dance. Teenagers are just as ready to break into a wild twist powered by Buddy Holly's "Rock Around the Clock." The Hustle, on the other hand...
Last weekend, Hofstra played Iowa close, 23-13. All Iowa has managed to do in the last two years is win back-to-back NCAA titles. Harvard's just not at that level, and does not play the kind of teams that the Dutchmen will bump heads with later this season, powerhouses like Iowa State and Oklahoma State...
...door: notches have been cut in the rock face leading up to it. But I came in the back way, and wandered through dark and clammy passageways that occasionally opened into dark and clammy rooms, until I saw a patch of light up ahead. Careful not to bump my head, I approached it, drawn as a moth to a flame. When I got here, I sat down and waited for my eyes to adjust...
...technical difficulties beyond NBC's control, however, Pauley was not on hand Monday to serve Americans their morning cup of bad news. Neither NBC nor Pauley will say what went bump in the dawn. For weeks she had clearly been the favorite for the job (TIME, Sept. 13), and NBC had already agreed that she would not have to do commercials, which Walters...
...fast rollers in the grand Southern tradition of dirt track racing: small-town versions of Rapid Roy. Up to 3,500 fans will converge on the Concord Speedway 15 miles northeast of Charlotte, N.C., on a balmy Saturday evening to watch these two "pedal-to-the-metal" drivers bump fenders as they scream around the track in their blazing fast, gloriously battered stock cars. Stick and Carl are masters of the "power slide," a dirt racing technique that requires each driver to gauge the velocity of his car against its distance from other vehicles while skidding laterally around a slick...