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...when at age 72 he reportedly swam nine miles down the Yangtze River. Then Rumania's Party Boss Nicolae Ceauşescu made hunting history in 1978 by bagging the largest bear ever shot in Europe. Now it appears that Fidel Castro too can boast of a fancy feat. During the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, he is said to have shot down singlehanded an American U-2 plane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Fidel Push the Button? | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...pride of Loxley, Alabama, not hit .321 and led the club in hitting with runners in scoring position, there would no problem. Had he not batted over .300 away from Fenway Park--a feat Red Sox batters rarely accomplish--and played a steady second base (only 12 errors in 106 games), all the talk in camp would be about how much better Remy's knee looks. Had he not slammed 33 doubles and knocked in 45 runs, rapping out 144 hits in his first 449 at bats in the major leagues. Dave Stapleton would be fighting it out with Chico...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Red Sox Prospects: Finding Room for Remy and Stapleton | 3/11/1981 | See Source »

...well again at Williams, copping a 5th in the slalom and a 12th in the giant slalom. Alberecht emphasized the feat: "He's skiing against three seniors from Dartmouth who'll probably turn pro next month, with much less training than anyone else...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Skiers Fall at Easterns After Improved Season | 3/3/1981 | See Source »

Crimson puckster Neil Sheehy has a streak going. For the past four years, the blueliner has managed to score a goal on his birthday. The feat is doubly impressive because the odds of his team having a game scheduled that date every year are not good. But so far, the dates have worked out, and so far Sheehy has managed to pop one home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icemen Looking To Win Beanpot | 2/7/1981 | See Source »

...real Man of the Year is Robert Mugabe. He brought black majority rule to Zimbabwe in 1980, a feat that should not go unrecognized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 26, 1981 | 1/26/1981 | See Source »

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