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...scenario was simple: John Connally, after a successful lope through the primaries, would come to Detroit packing a wealthy and unstoppable political force. He would later ride out of the Motor City with the momentum to carry him past a slumping Democratic challenger. The people of the United States would wake up and recognize their need for strong leadership and would call Big John back from his Texas ranch to lead the country...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Whatever Happened to Big John? | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...five-horse field got away cleanly, Cauthen steering Affirmed into an immediate, if slow-paced lead. Alydar's trainer, John Veitch, had feared a repeat of Affirmed's easy gallop on the lead at the Preakness and planned to up the pace if Cauthen tried to lope off with the race once more. Said Veitch: "Alydar will be Affirmed's shadow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Claiming Their Triple Crown | 6/19/1978 | See Source »

...described by Wells on the print ed page, these figures have a certain evocative power ("Imagine yourself sur rounded by all the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive . . ."). But when they lope right on screen, they are too literal. They cease to be creatures of the viewer's imagination and become exhibits of the make up man's craft. It is hard, in fact, to sup press a giggle as one spots a resemblance between the Lionman and Bert Lahr on the road to Oz, or begins comparing the nose job of Richard Basehart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Planet of the Humanoids | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...glides along with the grace of a gazelle and the stamina of a steer. Unlike most long-distance runners, whose faces are studies in agony after the first lap, Bayi, 21, almost looks as if he is out for a leisurely Sunday lope; occasionally, he can be seen smiling faintly when his lead turns insurmountable. His only concessions to strain are frequent glances over his shoulder to see if anyone has kept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: East Africa's Army | 3/10/1975 | See Source »

...clerk determined to get into advertising. He grabbed the first account-executive job offered and stuck to that side of the business, becoming a vice president in 1956 and a senior vice president in 1964. A towering 6 ft. 4 in., he strides through the agency halls at a lope, dropping in on creative and ac count people; he would rather see them in their offices than summon them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Non-Hatchet Man | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

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