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...fast-moving city of bright lights where the glitter and opulence of the few is directly contrasted with the poverty and depravity of the many. The stakes are big time, and Weiss must have known as the team drove through the magnificent city on the way to State Line, Nevada that many reputations had been made-or busted-there...

Author: By Nick Pilgrim, | Title: Harvard Wrestlers Win Big in Las Vegas | 12/10/1996 | See Source »

...other. The bottom line is a government that we "put out of the way, thank you!" At last we can expect what we want from the Federal Government: nothing! Well done, folks! I guess if we want something done right, we have to do it ourselves. TONY COST Elko, Nevada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 9, 1996 | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

MICHAEL DERMODY, 46; RENO, NEVADA; real estate developer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 9, 1996 | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

...needs of children in the Reno area. It now helps 12,000 people annually. "This is like a control tower for children's services," Dermody says. "Our concept enables children and families to get help faster and more efficiently." The model is being studied by other communities in Nevada, as well as in North Carolina and Colorado...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 9, 1996 | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

...something wonderful, depending on your viewpoint. One of the sweetest men ever to practice the sweet science, Holyfield had won only two of his past four fights, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission was so worried about a heart irregularity that it would not sanction the fight unless he received clearance from the Mayo Clinic. "Nobody thought I could win," Holyfield said last Friday during a swing through New York City. "Their judgments were not based on our talents, though, but on our images. It was the monster with hate in his heart versus a man who was always talking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BIBLE THUMPER | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

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