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...performing in the $700 million concrete stadium that hovers over the Olympic Park like the fossil of some monstrous crustacean. And immediately the absence of Black Africa's runners was felt. In the first day of track heats, New Zealand's John Walker, the world's fastest miler, failed even to qualify for the 800-meter semifinals. This was only a tune-up for the 1,500-meter race Walker runs this Saturday-an event that will not include Tanzania's record-holding Filbert Bayi-but the poor showing still was unexpected. "I wish Bayi were...
...race may not take 10 seconds, but at stake will be the title of World's Fastest Human. Three men in the field have equaled the world record of 9.9: Cuba's Silvio Leonard, Jamaica's Don Quarrie and a U.S. surprise, Harvey Glance, 19, a diminutive (5 ft. 7 in.) Auburn University freshman who has never competed internationally. Says Glance of his Olympic chances: "I take pressure well." So does a fourth big figure in the field, Russia's Valeri Borzov, 26, the '72 gold medal winner who has recovered from a spring...
...races of modern times would have been the 1,500-meter final on Saturday, July 31, the last full day of the Olympics. Tanzania's Filbert Bayi, the world record holder in the 1,500 (3:32.2), was expected to confront New Zealand's John Walker, the fastest man ever to run the slightly longer-by 120 yds.-mile (3:49.4). Walker's best time in the 1,500 is only a hairbreadth two-tenths of a second off Bayi's record, set in the Commonwealth Games at Christchurch, New Zealand...
Since the fastest ships still take a month or more to cross the Atlantic, the British obviously do not yet know about the Declaration of Independence. Just after Parliament recessed on May 23, however, TIME'S London correspondent assessed the mood of the kingdom and found a mixture of Tory arrogance and Whig protest that can only be strengthened by the Declaration. His report...
Movie actresses are the main stylesetters in India, both in manners and morals. Zeenat Aman, who claims to be 24 but is closer to 30, has personally replaced the sari with blue jeans in millions of young Indian women's wardrobes. Parveen Babi, 22, the fastest-rising new star, is presently acting in 20 movies. One reason Indian movie fans are fascinated with Parveen, aside from her sleek figure, is because of her candor. Young men and women all over India claim that it is the swinging lives of the stars that are suddenly making them much less hesitant...