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Nearly all the memorable moments, in fact, were of a kind too big for the small screen and less concerned with headlines than, say, heartlines. A Kiss beat a Deal in the hammer throw, and tiny Morris Brown College saw its largest crowd ever, waving rubber swords, when India and Pakistan eliminated each other in field hockey by playing to a 0-0 tie. When an Indonesian pair beat a Malaysian duo in a stirring, come-from-behind victory in men's badminton, scores of Indonesians lent their voices to a rendition of their jaunty national anthem, while Malaysians joined...
...soon the track at Olympic Stadium will be sold off. The stadium, after all, is being converted into a baseball park, and in keeping with the never-say-die spirit of commerce shown by the Games of Atlanta, an auction will be held for sections of the vulcanized rubber track that produced two world records, 13 Olympic records and countless dramas. What are we bid for the finish line of Lane...
...auditorium of Grady Memorial Hospital, a mile from the park, shaken relatives and friends of victims gathered in search of information about their loved ones. From time to time, a Red Cross nurse would appear and read out names written in blue ballpoint pen on her rubber gloves. Much of her news was reasonably good: most patients had only minor injuries. Meanwhile, those waiting traded stories about the night. "It didn't seem like a real bomb to me," said John, a young British man who was crying as he waited for news of an injured friend. "It could have...
...daylight, the rescuers were exhausted. New York City police harbor patrolman Anthony Sgueglia was standing on the dock wearing heavy blue rubber gloves. The bodies Sgueglia found were badly bruised, with most of the limbs broken. The county medical examiner would later say many of the victims technically drowned, though they may already have been unconscious when they hit water. No one was found alive...
...rather liked being a kid. Immaturity has always struck me as a good trait, whether it be making dumb jokes, shooting rubber bands at people or watching "Scooby Doo." And the Mystery Machine gang is just as cool as it was in second grade...