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Grenouille doesn't just detect scents--he digests them, dissects them, and then preserves the essence of their individual components in the redolent storehouse of his mind. And whether smells are fresh and sweet or spoiled and foul, Grenouille devours them all with equal delight...

Author: By Lisa R. Eskow, | Title: The Sweet Smell of Perfume | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

There was no indication of foul play in the crash, but the United Democratic Front, South Africa's largest anti-apartheid coalition, said South Africa's recent verbal attacks and diplomatic measures against Mozambique "give us reasonable grounds to suspect South African involvement in this plane crash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mozambique President Dead in Jet Crash | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

...lucky ones elude the creature. The others are never seen again -- alive. This is obviously not your average Ringling Bros. fool with bulbous nose and orange sideburns. When it shucks off its costume, it resembles a spider. Or a crawling eye. Or a mummy. Its breath is foul, its eyes are mere holes, and its diet consists of human entrees. Pennywise's address is the sewers of Derry, Me., but the monster is only renting there. Its permanent home is a far stranger dwelling: the mind of Stephen Edwin King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: King of Horror | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

...closest BC had come to scoring off starting goalie Don Benson was a shot that went in the net, but was disallowed when the referee--after "reviewing the reverse-angle instant replay," a fan joked--decided a foul had been committed on the play...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Crimson Aquadudes Bomb Boston College, 13-5; Elizondo, Kaufman, Bentley Notch Hat Tricks | 10/1/1986 | See Source »

Summoned by the Royals this month to debut against the last dangling shards of Steve Carlton, Jackson golfed a stupendous foul ball and then beat out a spare single to start his big-league career one for one. He says, "I'm blessed and thankful to be so quick." He struck out three times the next night, but neither sensation moved him. "I'm not the kind to say, 'Hey look, Steve Carlton, a Hall of Famer.' The only time I ever get that excited is the night before I'm going to go fishing or hunting." Within...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bo's Going to Follow His Dream | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

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