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...gathered up his notes, walked off the floor and began his getaway. By 11:30 that night, he was out of Singapore, checking into a hotel in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, 200 miles to the north. At 7 a.m. on Friday, his wife reportedly jumped into a cab and headed for the airport. In his wake lay a venerable 232-year-old British banking empire rendered suddenly and irretrievably insolvent; half the financial world was reeling in fear, the other half in astonishment. On his office desk was a handwritten note that said "I'm sorry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicholas Leeson: GOING FOR BROKE | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

After a snorkeling trip and a tasty meal, wewere ready to go back to the hotel to snorkel andeat some more. We sauntered toward the phone tocall a cab. "Dee fone ees bloken," the managersaid...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: From Drab Cambridge To Lovely Cancun | 3/7/1995 | See Source »

...stumbled along in our flip flops, hopingto run into a cab on the highway. A mile later, itwas looking hopeless. It was also getting dark. Wewere in the boisterous companionship of a desertedhighway and dead animals...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: From Drab Cambridge To Lovely Cancun | 3/7/1995 | See Source »

...African transport: When you want a cab, you call a pay phone in the town, which is far away, and you have to ask the person who randomly picks up the pay phone to find you a cab. So, we were often stranded...

Author: By Ian Z. Pervil, | Title: FM profile | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...some ways Sanders, a.k.a. Neon Deion (which he hates) and Prime Time (which he embraces), seems from yet another time. He has Satchel Paige's wit and flair for self-promotion, Cab Calloway's sense of outrageous style and Jim Thorpe's mind-boggling athletic ability. In the 49ers' 38-28 victory over their nemesis, the Cowboys, on Jan. 15, Sanders stifled the Dallas receivers, intercepted a crucial pass near the San Francisco goal line, and bugged his coach, George Seifert, so much that he was allowed to return a kickoff for the first time all season. He also demonstrated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIME TIME | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

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