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Stuart's story was made more believable by the media. First came broadcasts of the tape of his frantic call from his car phone to the police dispatcher as he fought off unconsciousness to summon aid for his dying wife. Then came videotape of the crime scene, recorded by a television crew that just happened to be traveling with emergency workers on the night of Oct. 23. Too gruesome to be broadcast in its entirety, it showed 30-year-old Carol Stuart, her head blasted open, her abdomen bulging, being pulled from the bloodstained front seat of the couple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presumed Innocent: Charles Stuart | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

Older brother Jim lay waste his opponent's frantic efforts for points. In his first game, he let in just three points. In his second game, just five. The third was a little sloppier, with thirteen points rearing their ugly heads into the game--almost making the match close. But Masland kept his cool...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Raquetmen Give Big Red Big Pain, 7-2 | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

...Frantic attempts by Communist leaders to avert the strike failed, as workers joined the pro-democracy movement started by students, artists and intellectuals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Millions of Czechs Strike for Reforms | 11/28/1989 | See Source »

Teachers ran into the cafeteria rubble, clawing at debris to reach fallen children. Fire fighters sobbed as they freed trapped children, many of whom they knew. When the frantic rescue ended, seven youngsters were dead and 18 hospitalized, three with critical injuries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A 14-State Barrage of Twisters | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...deadpanned nonstop alliterations into the phone as he promoted an employee ("I'm putting you in charge of Pittsburgh, Peter!") and closed a contract ("Dick, what's the deal with the deal?"). The 1982 Federal Express commercial featuring the fast-talking Mr. Spleen struck a chord in frantic managers everywhere. Last week it was rated the best ad of the 1980s in a Top Ten list compiled by the One Club, an industry group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advertising: One-Liners and Broken Taboos | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

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