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First someone had brought in a few sixpacks of Colt 45, which a couple of the Byrds started drinking between sets (McGuinn said it'd be impossible to make it through the concert trip without drinking and smoking). Someone brought in a plastic garbage can of Budweiser and ice cubes. When the Burrito Brothers came back in, everyone started getting pretty drunk. Then their drummer took off a wandered out amongst the crowd of a couple of thousand kids to find a girl. He was back in five minutes with a girl in hipslung blue jeans and an ironed...

Author: By John G. Short, | Title: IS ROCK DEAD? | 2/27/1969 | See Source »

...Namath, the Brian Dowling of professional football, and his white shoes were superb in tearing the highly-rated Baltimore Colt defense to pieces. Matt Snell was also outstanding as his running balanced the Jet attack. But Namath got the car from Sport...

Author: By Benito Playa, | Title: Joseph Namath: A New Messiah | 1/13/1969 | See Source »

...Jets did not shut out an AFL team all year, but almost blanked the Colts yesterday. Unitas was there, but Colt fans of yesteryear were probably looking for the Lennie Moores and the Raymond Berrys, who weren...

Author: By Benito Playa, | Title: Joseph Namath: A New Messiah | 1/13/1969 | See Source »

...story on how mass production of the lightweight M-16 rifle, sorely needed in Viet Nam, had been delayed by Pentagon indecision for seven years. When the Army finally placed its orders, he discovered, it was paying General Motors $316 for each gun, and Harrington & Richardson $250, even while Colt was offering it for $104. Moreover, the Army had rejected yet another bid, by the Maremont Corp., that would have saved $20 million. Rothberg's stories touched off congressional probes and led to a law requiring the Army to consider price in contract awards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wire Services: Beyond Bang-Bang Bulletins | 1/10/1969 | See Source »

Never let it be said that Boston Millionaire Peter Fuller, 46, is not a horse's best buddy. When his great colt, Dancer's Image, was apparently disqualified as winner of the 1968 Kentucky Derby on illegal-drug charges, Fuller angrily launched a right to clear his horse's name -and incidentally that of his stable. Now, after weeks of hearings, Fuller has won a victory of sorts. The Kentucky Racing Commission has declared Dancer's Image the official record-book winner of the 1968 Derby. But the commission for some unexplained reason still refuses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 3, 1969 | 1/3/1969 | See Source »

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