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...late-night viewing goes, it was startling fare. Just after 1 a.m., Haitian television screens were suddenly filled with the image of Lieut. General Henri Namphy, wearing a steel helmet and flanked by soldiers. "Everybody is now in the army because it is this army that is going to lead this country," he shouted, brandishing a submachine gun. Namphy, speaking live from Haiti's National Palace, was pronouncing himself President of a new military government. Hours earlier, soldiers had driven up to the palace and fired bursts of gunfire into the air while Namphy seized control. Five miles away, other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti Going from a Sham to a Farce | 7/4/1988 | See Source »

...first person they auditioned, a University of Richmond student from hardcore band Megadosage, refused to play without his army helmet and sang lyrics like "Frankie was a flaming fag." After a few more failed attempts, they stumbled on a "cool guy who had never sung before, but who was really into the same kinds of music we were," Tarver says. Kurt Davis, otherwise known as Yukki, performs in a bathrobe, changes the color of his mane of hair every few weeks and drinks two liters of Jolt cola daily...

Author: By Maia E. Harris, | Title: And His Band Plays On | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...take them. Oh yes, he'll take the goal that broke RPI's back, and he'll take the season that has turned him from an unheralded forward--just another jersey, helmet and stick--into a hockey gem, a composite of diamond...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Icemen Stop RPI in ECAC Quarters, 6-4 | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

Phillips came into the season shooting like he was still wearing his football helmet. The part-time splitend shot 14-for-39 (28.5 percent) through his first 10 games, including a horrid 1-for-12 (8.3 percent) from three-point range...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: M. Cagers Tell A Tale of Two Seasons | 3/2/1988 | See Source »

Henebry says that he follows most rules because he understands why they are made. "Too many bikers speeding always irritates me as a pedestrian," he says. But even he does not obey all the rules. "I never wear a helmet," says Henebry. "Part of the fun of riding is the wind blowing through your hair...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Harvard Bicyclists Break Away From the Rules | 2/26/1988 | See Source »

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