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...done sotto voce, but somehow word gets passed. The Air Force is the most hospitable armed branch; the Marines and Army are the pits. Entertainment and medical jobs are the safest; artillery and infantry units the roughest. If possible, head for bases around San Francisco or Washington; steer clear of South Korea and Hawaii. Join groups like Alcoholics Anonymous; for those in the Navy, especially, they are safe enclaves. Buy Bob Damron's Address Book; it lists gay bars near military installations both at home and abroad. But be careful: such clubs are off limits and are often scouted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armed Forces: Sex, Lies and the Military | 2/8/1993 | See Source »

...roughest play of the game belonged tofreshman Jason Karmanos: with 3:30 left to play,Eagle junior John Joyce pinned Karmanos to theboards. Karmanos retaliated bykneeling--repeatedly--on Joyce's back and grindinghis head into the ice. Joyce got up andsucker-punched Karmanos in the back, all of whichnetted two-minute penalties for each combatant...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Icemen Pluck Eagles, Improve to 10-1-1 | 1/4/1993 | See Source »

...have long been on a collision course over loan guarantees to help resettle Jews from the former Soviet Union. Last week the crunch finally came, sinking any chance of obtaining the guarantees anytime soon and pushing the two countries' ties into what one U.S. diplomat calls "the roughest patch I've seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel Uncle Sam Closes His Wallet | 3/30/1992 | See Source »

...champ is expected to be a role model: a monster at work, a gentleman at play. But Tyson also needed to live out the fight fan's fantasy -- and maybe his own -- that he is the world's roughest, meanest, baddest stud. His worst offense may be in believing that he is what he does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mike Tyson: Tragedy of An Ex-Champ | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

Freshman starter Jeff Mitchell had his roughest outing in a while as he gave up three runs in two-and-one-third innings, although only two runs were earned. Peter Rau saved the day, however, blanking the opposition for the remainder of the evening...

Author: By Mark W. Onaitis, | Title: Batsmen Quell Quakers, Sink Midshipmen | 4/23/1991 | See Source »

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