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...Weasel, Slippery Mick, Flying Pharaoh & Co. are the sobriquets of truck drivers who make the overland shuttle from England to Saudi Arabia, carrying heavy machinery to and cheap petroleum fro. Several years ago, British Journalist Robert Hutchison enlisted in the small army of these diesel gypsies, sharing their home cooking and their raunchy exploits. Aside from engine trouble and the occasional stray bullet, his lively memoir records few acknowledgments of the 20th century. Ancient hostilities persist, and bribery remains endemic. Still, customs inspectors prefer modern baksheesh. At one checkpoint, the presentation of a girly magazine "got us all waved...
DEEP in the nation's heartland, Overland Park, Kansas to be exact, there lurks a raging beast. A man who speaks up when other boxers only quake in fear. A man who openly challenges Mike Tyson, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world...
...Atlantic City to $30 for special pay-per-view arrangements shook their heads in disgust after the 10-count ended, Haupt took a cue from P.T. Barnum. If Tyson could make $22 million and Spinks $13 million for 91 seconds of "boxing," then why can't Dan Haupt of Overland Park, Kansas, take a stab at the champ for $3.5 million...
...picking at his mind. Haupt has the power to transform the ring into a doctor's couch by playing "the psychological game" with the champ. Haupt is 23 years wiser than Tyson, and, as he shrewdly notes, the champ must "have an Achilles heel someplace." Dan Haupt of Overland Park, Kansas, could be Tyson's Paris you know, fight fans, the Trojan...
...ease that comes with life in the plains, Haupt would be the most laid-back opponent Mike Tyson would ever face. None of this British stiff-upper-lip business for Haupt. And while he hasn't laced up the gloves since his hight school days, Dan Haupt of Overland Park, Kansas, has the kind of attitude that bespeaks confidence. Something Michael Spinks lost for a span of 91 seconds...