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In both nations, it is just as easy to find examples to debunk the stereotypes as to justify them. As for the fundamental question posed by U.S. fans -- Why do the Soviets generally perform better? -- there are some logical answers. For one thing, the Olympics are the centerpiece of Soviet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Colliding Myths After a Dozen Years | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Diving still occupies Greg Louganis but more and more so does dancing, and twelve years after Louganis won his first of three Olympic medals, mortal divers are overtaking him at last (or catching up at least). Watching Louganis in practice wear out the lift to the platform, outstaying the others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: If Perspiration Could Be Quantified | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

San Francisco Bay is also contaminated with copper, nickel, cadmium, mercury and other heavy metals from industrial discharges. Last year toxic discharges increased 23%. In Los Angeles urban runoff and sewage deposits have had a devastating impact on coastal ecosystems, notably in Santa Monica Bay, which gets occasional floods of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Dirty Seas | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

A 5-ft. gold chain fetched $319,000. A two-handled gold cup went for $275,000. The only treasure not up for auction at what Christie's New York called the most spectacular shipwreck sale in history was the $1 million worth of salvaged gold draped around Mel Fisher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TREASURE: Booty on The Block | 6/27/1988 | See Source »

As a Harvard coach, Kennedy will directly train and coach all Crimson divers. In doing so, he will have two strong squads to work with.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mike Kennedy Added as Diving Coach | 6/26/1988 | See Source »

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