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...probably never know exactly what happened," says a U.S. Defense official of the forced landing of Korean Air Lines' wayward Flight 902 after it had blundered into Soviet airspace on the night of April 20. Indeed, the full story of how the errant Paris-to-Anchorage-to-Seoul polar flight came to be fired upon over the strategic Kola Peninsula will probably be known only to the Soviets. But parts of the picture have begun to emerge, both from U.S. intelligence sources and from the 106 passengers and those crew members who finally were returned home early last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOVIET UNION: Aboard Flight 902: We Survived! | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

...superstar." Adds Bowman: "Guy never lets up, never tries to pull rank. And, for all his talent, he never stops trying to improve." While other players wait in line during shooting drills, Lafleur circles restlessly beside them, honing his turns, devising a new move, or flicking the occasional errant puck toward the goal. Says Teammate Rick Chartraw, the only Venezuelan-born player in the N.H.L.: "Guy even goofs off hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Past Is Always Present | 4/24/1978 | See Source »

...practically flawless himself when anyone but Santos-Buch was at bat, was victimized by the Crimson centerfielder for the third time in the fifth inning. Actually, he was victimized by his own streak of wildness, for after Santos-Buch had doubled over the centerfielder's head, Nickerson's errant pickoff attempt and wild pitch allowed the third tally to cross the plate...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Clifford Handcuffs Huskies, 4-0 | 4/19/1978 | See Source »

...hustling Long Islander picked off an errant clearing pass from the Quaker's first team All-American defenseman Tony DelGiorno and tossed it into the empty net to erase Penn's lead for the last time. Just seconds later, Jamie Egasti put the Crimson ahead to stay with an unassisted effort...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Laxmen Stun Eighth-Ranked Penn, 17-4 | 4/10/1978 | See Source »

Gallagher was halfway home when Bingham got a hold of the ball. A good throw would have nailed the runner easily. Instead Bingham's errant throw was to the first base side of home and Gallagher slid in to make...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Brown Twirls Crimson Nine Past UMass, 3-2 | 4/6/1978 | See Source »

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