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...when it seemed that a North American gold medal was likely, along came West Germany's Marina Kiehl, a pint-size, rosy-cheeked super giant slalom specialist who had never won a World Cup downhill. She steamed across the finish line .75 sec. in the lead. "I was out of control up there, so I just took it faster and faster," said Kiehl, 23. A bit later, lanky Brigitte Oertli, the Swiss star no one hears about, edged Percy by .01 sec. for the silver medal. Two inexperienced U.S. women, Edith Thys, 21, and Kristen Krone, 19, swallowed their Olympic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downhill Skiing: Three, Two, One . . . Airborne! | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...judge is persuaded that each property was bought, as the Government charges, with narcotics profits traced to three reputed Colombian drug chieftains. Besides horses and real estate, agents in other cases have grabbed a surplus Navy bomber, a $25,000 gold-plated motorcycle, high-speed motorboats, a marina, a topless bar and a pair of Atlanta rib restaurants. Businesses are often temporarily run under Government auspices until confiscation proceedings are completed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Filling Uncle Sam's Auction House | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...take my being here as a complete miracle," said Tenghiz Gudava through a translator. Gudava, a musician, arrived in Boston from the Soviet Union three weeks ago with his mother Raisa, his brother Edward, Edward's wife Marina and their son Zurab...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Write-a-thon for Soviets Draws 2900 Signatures | 10/7/1987 | See Source »

...parlous state of the thrift industry, have been all too willing to approve WSGP purchases at giveaway prices. Perhaps in response to that outcry, the regulators have balked at two recent WSGP takeover bids, in San Mateo and Irvine, Calif. In turn, Simon & Co. have altered their business strategy: Marina del Rey-based Western Federal is a healthy and profitable S and L with about $2 billion in ! assets. The Western Federal deal must still be approved by federal regulators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Empire Rising in the West | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

Naturally, behemoth yachts need outsize berths in which to moor. A big-boat marina is in the final planning stages at Manhattan's Battery Park City. The marina expects to sell 21 berths, costing $1 million each -- with a $16,000 annual maintenance fee -- to high-living investment honchos who want their own pied-a-mer within takeover distance of Wall Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: High Life Afloat: Superduper Yachts | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

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