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...whole time." He submitted to three lie-detector tests and said he was told that "all my answers were deceptive." This, he explained, might be attributed to his nervousness. Other evidence was sought after authorities obtained a search warrant for Williams' home. They confiscated a yellow blanket, purple robe, dog hairs and fibers from a carpet and bedspread. Some of the evidence is said by police to be "encouraging," though final laboratory tests comparing it with trace evidence found on victims are not yet complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Last, at Least a Suspect | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

...frame into the proceedings of history, like a shark's fin at the edge of a crowd splashing at the beach, moves a disembodied hand and its tense instrument, a blue-black pistol. It is poised there forever. And then it explodes at the Pope's white robe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hand of Terrorism | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

...punches when they could, but occasionally connecting hard. Mr. T. packs quite a wallop-he is a former bodyguard for such pugilists as Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. Still, Stallone, 34, seemed to profit from the roughhouse. He worked out daily, trimmed off 40 Ibs. and added a full robe of muscles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 11, 1981 | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...bout is over. Stiles is in the opposite corner giving Moldanado a hug. This impossibly fat guy from the Stiles' team is follwoing him with the K-Mart robe, but Stiles is all over the place. He hugs his trainer. He goes back to hug Moldanado again. The decision comes: in six rounds, by unanimous decision, Stiles. He goes and hugs Moldanado again. The fat guy is still trying to get the robe on him. Stiles seems happy he has won. Secretly he must be ashamed. He has not landed a solid punch all night...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: La Nause'e In The Ring | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

People are starting to go nuts. They are waving flags from a foreign country. Vietnam? The inside of my brain smells like a very old book. People around me are going berserk. The challenger appears in the ring in a black satin robe. I think his name is something like Fully Insured. At least I hope...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: La Nause'e In The Ring | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

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