Word: holmeses
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
The lunacy manifested itself on both sides of the Atlantic. In London, an obese Mrs. Guppy became celebrated for making specters tangible, including one Abdullah, who, the malicious said, was a small man hidden from the audience in her voluminous petticoats. Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, became a...
Byzantine Sherlock Holmes
This week's cover story looks at the enormous effort by a group of Southern California businessmen to organize the financing, the facilities and the logistics of the third summer Olympic Games to be held in the U.S. Written by Associate Editor Tom Callahan, the story was largely reported...
Holmes has had a keen interest in sports since his student days at Mount Vernon (N. Y.) High School, alma mater of such athletes as baseball's Ken Singleton and basketball's Ray Williams and Gus Williams. Holmes was an outfielder on the school's baseball team...
For the cover assignment, Holmes interviewed members of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (L.A.O.O.C.), including its president, Peter Ueberroth, government officials, law enforcement officers, athletes and representatives from the U.S. Olympic Committee. He also visited a dozen sites in and around the city where the athletes will compete. "I...