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...wind whipped across the dry, brown plains, and a man, naked in his hole save for a flea-infested blanket, died. So too did an old woman covered with flies. A man named Abigurney, who had already lost three children, was asked how many had died in his village. "Too many for me to count," he replied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethiopia: The Land of the Dead | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

...that time, the goal had about as much of an impact on the game's outcome as a flea stepping on an elephant's toe, and perhaps fittingly, a flock of seagulls began hovering over the Tufts half of the pitch like a bunch of vultures waiting for a wounded animal...

Author: By Kevin Carter, | Title: Kenworthy Shines; Booters Rout Tufts | 11/1/1984 | See Source »

Despite two penalities, Quincy drove down to the Winthrop 10-yard line. A flea-flicker found McNamara in the end zone to give Quincy a six point lead that would last for the rest on the game...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Kirkland, Quincy Remain Undefeated in House Football | 10/31/1984 | See Source »

...weeks from his job as an industrial water-sprinkler installer. "I wouldn't mind going to Seoul in four years." In the manner of a beloved old ballpark being stripped for demolition, disposable slabs of vermilion and magenta will soon go on sale in a gigantic flea market. The saddest figure in Los Angeles was the honored policeman who wanted to be a hero or at least to be noticed by his superiors. Officer James W. Pearson, 40, was at first credited with disarming a bomb he found in a wheel well of the Turkish team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One Last U.S. Victory Lap | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

...Smoke Rise Elementary School in the Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain boasts a lab with 14 Apple II computers, 13 of which were bought by the PTA. The Lafayette parent group in Washington, B.C., which raises $40,000 a year from such projects as a flea market and an international-food festival, not only supports the salaries of a nurse and two teachers but pays for science equipment and library books. At Columbia Elementary School in DeKalb County, Ga., where 40% of students receive free or reduced-price lunches, parents have managed to raise $2,000 a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Why Schools Are Passing the Hat | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

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