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...course, the heist isn’t going to happen if Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington), the detective-cum-hostage negotiator on the case, has anything to say about it. Frazier is dealing with a psychotically-calm bank robber, but his personal life is a mess. He is embroiled in a fraud scandal at work and has a girlfriend who is pushing for marriage. So we have the cop-with-something-to-prove and the mysterious British villain (actually, Clive Owen might be playing American—his accent is a bit hard to pin down); toss in a shady power...
ACQUITTED. Don King, 54, boxing promoter of fights like the 1975 Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier "Thrilla in Manila"; on charges of evading income taxes by taking unreported cash advances from a gambling casino that booked his fights; in New York City. King admitted receiving some of the money but claimed that others handled his finances and that they were responsible for failing to report the income. His associate Constance Harper was convicted of three counts of attempted tax evasion. Said King after being acquitted: "Only in America...
Inheriting the family business seems a wish more appropriate to builders and bankers than ballplayers and boxers. Yet Joe Frazier is a cornerman for son Marvis. Jack Nicklaus II contemplates having his own whirl at the golf tour. And Don Shula has just promoted his oldest boy David to assistant head coach of the Miami Dolphins. "It's a wonderful thing when a son follows you in your life's work," Shula says, a sentiment probably shared by Buffalo Quarterback and Congressman Jack Kemp. At Dartmouth, David Shula caught most of his passes from current Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Jeff...
...Hagler said, though not much occasion for joy. The contemporary champions introduced before the fight heard fewer cheers of recognition than the ancients, and all of their ovations were drowned out by the longing affection for Muhammad Ali, moon-faced and subdued. "Great fight," he murmured later, "like Joe Frazier...
...instance, used to be considered healthy for boys up to age 12. Now, the items are mainly marketed to boys 4 to 6, says Chris Byrne, an independent toy-industry consultant. And "boys 9 and up have pretty much gravitated away from traditional toys," says NDP analyst Anita Frazier. A recent study by her firm found that nearly half of U.S. children start on video games at 4 to 5 years old--and 20% at age 3 or younger...