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...seemed to support the Government's contention that De Lorean was a willing participant in the drug deal, which involved 220 Ibs. of cocaine worth $24 million. Prosecutors had described him as a jet-setting profligate with "the conscience of a tomcat" who "shook hands with the devil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Stingers Get Stung | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

Like the old nursery rhyme. "Ring Around the Rosies"--with its hidden suggestions of the bubonic plague--these songs translate the horrors of the adult world into children's language. The death, madness, and devil rituals on this EP may be common but Oh-Ok's handling of them in childish terms is quite original, something along the lines of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit", which turned an acid trip into an Alice-in-Wonderland fairy tale...

Author: By Marek D. Waldorf, | Title: Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times | 8/7/1984 | See Source »

Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini to power. There were no signs during Genscher's visit that Iran's fanatical Shi'ite Muslim leaders had changed their opinion of the U.S. "devil," but West German officials found them less prone to heap verbal abuse on the West. When Genscher expressed concern about the fighting in the gulf, the Iranians said they were also eager to prevent the war from widening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Finally, a Crack in the Door | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

...swimmer, Rick Carey, 21, the University of Texas junior, academic all-American, computer whiz and sore loser. "Rick not only hates to lose, he hates to go slow," says Coach John Collins of the Badger Swim Club in Larchmont, N. Y. "It's like he has a devil over his shoulder who drives him to go fast." Carey seems to have put behind him his notorious goggle-throwing days. But then, he has not had much occasion for temper lately. He is the world-record holder in both the 100-and 200-meter backstroke, but Carey does not enjoy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Star-Spangled Home Team | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

School Superintendent King justified the severe beating of the youngsters, ages five to 17, by quoting Scripture, Proverbs 22:15: "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him." I would answer him: "The devil quotes Scripture to suit his purpose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 9, 1984 | 7/9/1984 | See Source »

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