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Word: maseratis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...considerable confusion as to Amin's whereabouts. Earlier in the week the self-styled Conqueror had displayed his ample, 300-lb. presence, bedecked in a blue air marshal's uniform and ribbons, in different parts of Jinja. Driving around the city in his favorite Citroën-Maserati, and followed by a fleet of Mercedes-borne aides, he alternately threatened his dispirited troops with execution and pleaded with them to withstand the "exhausted" enemy. Late Friday, Amin's voice came over Radio

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UGANDA: Africa's Most Curious War | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

Like many fashionable Italians, Alessandro De Tomaso, owner of the Maserati car company, carries an elegant man's handbag dangling from a shoulder strap. But his bag is unusual in one respect. By slipping his hand through an open flap on the side, De Tomaso can quickly grab a .38 revolver that he keeps cradled inside. Says he: "It is just a normal hazard of business life in Italy today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: If You Give Up, They Win | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

...close friends off the field and dominant on it. Tight End Russ Francis brought to the team a free spirit and a Hawaiian hex for use against opponents when he arrived as a first-round draft pick last year. Francis owns his own Beechcraft and zips around in a Maserati when he is not punishing linebackers or breaking into the clear for key receptions. "The car is almost as fast as the plane," Francis says nonchalantly. At 6 ft. 6 in., 240 Ibs., Francis still can sprint 40 yds. in 4.6 sec.-fast enough to make him a Maserati among...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New England: Patsies No More | 10/18/1976 | See Source »

...spectators who paid from $12 for a bleacher seat to $1,000 for a hotel balcony view enjoyed more than just a road race. The two-hour Grand Prix was the climax of a three-day combustible fiesta, and TIME Correspondent David DeVoss was among the participants. Explained former Maserati Racer Carroll Shelby as he blissfully sniffed a passing cloud of hydrocarbon: "This is a spectacle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: On the Road At Long Beach | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

Died. Ernesto Maserati, 77, former top racing driver; in Bologna, Italy. With two of his brothers, he founded the renowned Maserati automobile company in 1915 and produced a long line of distinguished sports and racing cars, two of which won the Indianapolis 500 race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 15, 1975 | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

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