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...everyone is. Mark Spitz, 41, now a businessman in Beverly Hills, is the marvelous sprint swimmer who at the '72 Olympics in Munich won seven gold medals in world-record time. Spitz had a world-class mustache and was smashingly handsome. The only knock against him was that he projected the personality of a 22-year-old who had spent a lot of time in swimming pools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Coming Back to Me Now! | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

...York City, they favor classic cuisine. In Los Angeles, it's strictly salad and pasta. They still knock 'em back in Manhattan, but a little wine will do just fine on the West Coast. Perhaps some dessert tonight? New Yorkers are roughly 35% more likely than Angelenos to go for goo. They are also more likely to arrive at a restaurant straight from the office, eat, then run to a show or to the suburbs -- or back to the office. Such behavior is considered uncivilized in Show-Biz Land, where tight schedules are spurned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Whims of Bicoastal Dining | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

...fighting have attracted support abroad or at home. No allies urged the U.S. to move in, and most of the Arab coalition members remain anxious to get U.S. troops out. Bush aides charge that many of the critics either were indulging in moralistic posturing or were just eager to knock the President. "Can you imagine how we would be pounded if we were 'bogged down' in an 'inconclusive civil war' in Iraq?" asks one official...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Course of Conscience | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

Last year, the Panthers visited Ohiri and, though the two teams battled for most of the game, were unable to knock off the then seventh-ranked Crimson...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Adelphi Poses 'Immense' Challenge to Struggling Laxmen | 4/13/1991 | See Source »

...known that B.C. came charging from behind to knock off the Crimson in the first game, 10-8, which was marred by Harvard errors. It is not known, however, who won the nightcap. Neither the players, nor managers or even fans...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: B.C., Darkness Beat Batsmen | 4/5/1991 | See Source »

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