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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Accompanied by his lawyer, Robert surrendered to the FBI and was charged last week with armed robbery. Robert's lawyer, Mel Sachs, contends that the gun was a toy, and the robbery merely a game that went too far. Says Sachs: "He's not Public Enemy No. 1. He's a nine-year-old who was playing in the bank, and the money was handed over to him. He is a victim of the impact of television." If Robert had not given himself up, he might have escaped detection entirely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Charmed Robbery | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...Adolph Rupp couldn't have handled the Cats better, getting some five minutes out of Sam Bowie with four fouls, and when Bowie finally fouled out, sending Mel Turpin in to do the job. It chokes you up to see how street-smart and worldly-wise the guy is. They say he coached a truly perfect game when Kentucky knocked LSU off just before the tournament...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Clean Gene Whips the 'Cats | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

Gene Wilder, who writes, directs, and stars in one quarter of Sunday Lovers, comes closest to generating some interest, playing a young divorcee who struggles to defeat his monumental impotence. But Wilder proves once again that Mel Brooks' waste basket is not a sufficient creative source for a movie, or even part of one. The problem is that in the one-dimensional logic of Sunday Lovers, in order for Wilder's character to be impotent, he must also be a freak. In fact, we learn that after his last premature ejaculation he attempted suicide and was committed to a mental...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Love Weekend Style | 2/17/1981 | See Source »

...holder of the Crimson outdoor record as well when he graduated in 1976, Embree put the team ahead of his individual exploits, according to field events coach Ed Stowell. "Mel was just one solid individual, and quite an all-around athlete, a high jumper, long jumper and triple jumper," Stowell says. "In a meet against Army his senior year, he triple-jumped even though he was hurt because the team needed it--and the Olympic trials were only two or three weeks away. He was quite a team player...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mel Embree: Job, Injury Can't Keep Him On The Ground | 2/14/1981 | See Source »

...Mel Embree was a prodigious worker," Stowell says. "He just worked his tail...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mel Embree: Job, Injury Can't Keep Him On The Ground | 2/14/1981 | See Source »

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