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It isn't cheating if everybody else is doing it." So declared Canadian track coach Charlie Francis in 1988 when his sprinter Ben Johnson became the Olympics' highest-profile disqualification ever by testing positive for steroids. But of 8,465 competitors at Seoul, only Johnson and nine others were booted...
Robert Francis, the former NTSB official who headed the investigation, applauded the agency's work Tuesday and congratulated his co-workers for their years of work. He also effectively washed his hands of the inquiry, telling CNN, "Certainly, it's not for want of trying that [the cause of the...
Writing a screenplay will do strange things to a man. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA was in the middle of one when it struck him it was time to do musical theater. Inspired by Gidget, the novel about a 14-year-old girl who wants to surf, Coppola co-wrote the book...
Students of the period will remember Sears as one of those young Republicans, sleek as seals, who worked around Nixon and the Committee to Re-elect. Sears lost out in some White House infighting before Watergate began, but he remained closely tied to the most important figures in the White...
For those of you who don't know what W is because you are normal, it is an oversize, snotty fashion magazine. The June issue ran this tidbit: "Those adorable newlyweds Vanessa and Bill Getty hosted a gala wine tasting and auction at the St. Francis Hotel with the swell...