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...First Shot. Another witness was Bernadette Devlin, the only Westminster M.P. present at Bloody Sunday. In her account of the incident to Commons, she insisted that "the first shot fired came from the British army wounding a civilian below the knee." Then she spoke of the panicked people, who were fleeing and falling. "It was a sight I never want to see again: thousands and thousands of people lying flat on their faces on the ground. I was lying on my mouth and nose." While prone, she tried "to tell the people to keep their heads down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN IRELAND: The Bitter Road from Bloody Sunday | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

...poor family: "There were no chairs. We stood there, shuffling and anxious. Finally I told them of my nervousness and asked if I might sit on the floor. I started telling them about myself, my life and my interests." When he stopped, the black mother patted his knee and said, "We will pray for you and make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Breaking the American Stereotypes | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

...Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Best Sellers | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

Coach John Lee will have the strongest Crimson line-up this year available today. Captain Colin Mangrum, sidelined for two months with a knee injury, will start at 158. Ritchie Starr, the Crimson's top wrestler last year, has recovered from a variety of nagging ailments that have plagued him all year, and he will...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Crimson Wrestlers to Face Indians | 2/8/1972 | See Source »

...waited, and beneath by two hands now clasped around one heavy knee...felt like some living prehistoric bone full of solidity, aesthetic richness, latent athleticism...

Author: By Robert Buford, | Title: The Blood Oranges | 1/31/1972 | See Source »

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