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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While Barry Busano scored a well-wrestled 7-0 victory over his Big Red opponent in a crucial match at 167 lbs., Sean Wallace then dropped a disappointing 5-0 decision to Cornell's Ken Griffin, an opponent many had expected Wallace to defeat handily...

Author: By John N. Riccardi and G. ROBERT Strauss, S | Title: Cornell Quells Matmen, 25-16; Chances Slim for Ivy Crown | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

...talk show, Tom Cottle: Up Close, is syndicated on 50 stations around the country, usually in the daytime hours when the schedule is awash in soap operas. Typical guests include such stars as Liv Ullmann, Jack Lemmon, Rod Steiger, Sid Caesar, Phyllis Diller and Milton Berle. But a Merv Griffin he is not; no idle chitchat for Cottle, who oozes edge-of-the-chair empathy as he delves into his guests' hurts, histories, loves and divorces. Their upholstered chair might as well be a couch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Detective of Heartache | 1/31/1983 | See Source »

...legislators have been successful. Last week when the Justices declined by a 6-to-3 vote to hear Brooks' appeal, they once again okayed capital-punishment procedures, at least implicitly. In Texas, 171 inmates await execution. One of them, Jeffrey Lee Griffin, 27, said death row was dismayed by Brooks' execution, which had been scheduled only a month before. "Everybody walked around like they were in another world," Griffin said. "It seemed like people's hearts stopped beating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A More Palatable Way of Killing | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

...epitomizes the idea of being famous for nothing other than being famous is for once moved. "I have always wanted to be a robot," says Warhol. "I can finally accept talk show invitations. The robot can go on for me." At last, the perfect match for Merv Griffin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 15, 1982 | 11/15/1982 | See Source »

...yearling carefully during his spring tour of U.S. farms. O'Brien then spent eight hours alone with the youngster, watching his mannerisms, his sweating cycle, whether he was bothered by crowds. Three vets, including a heart specialist, performed a physical, with full X rays. "Leg Man" Bob Griffin examined a race horse's most important assets. And because the colt's most important assets will change after his racing days. Sangster's wily genealogist, John Magnier, also had to approve. Says Magnier: "It all follows the semen. If you don't have the semen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Breeders, Place Your Bets | 8/23/1982 | See Source »

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