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When the race started in 1977, celebrating the men and dogs who brought life-saving anti-toxin from Anchorage to dipheria-stricken Nome Alaska in 1925, the winner took 21 days to finish. "Everybody says, 'It will never be done in 10 days.' I have shaved off 31 hours [from the previous record]. I think I can shave off two more," Butcher says...

Author: By Camille L. Landau, | Title: Racing the Iditarod | 5/8/1987 | See Source »

...Penetration by the above named, among others, of a bandido lair in Mexico where everyone needs a shave and lessons in the safe handling of firearms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Blood Ample EXTREME PREJUDICE | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

...Baseball sluggers have always had memorable nicknames. From the Bambino to Kong, fans shave always appreciated the powerful skills of these free swinging players. Home Run Baker of the Philadelphia A's was the first player to have the round-tripper accredited to his name. What was the greatest number of homers the Philly slugger ever banged out in a single season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1987 Sports Cube Baseball Trivia Quiz | 4/14/1987 | See Source »

...cold storage last week in a Nairobi mortuary, the legal battle raged over whether the lawyer should receive a traditional Luo tribal burial at his ancestral homeland near Lake Victoria or a Christian interment outside Nairobi. His widow Wambui Otieno initially feared she would be made to shave her head and marry Otieno's younger brother if the burial were held according to Luo custom. While her qualms now appear unfounded, she continues to insist that Luo tribal laws are "out of step with civilization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya: No Way to Rest in Peace | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...visiting team venturing to Dillon Pool should be comfortable. The Harvard women know that the Tigers will shave down in an effort to increase speed...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: A Heated Meeting of Two Aquatic Giants | 2/6/1987 | See Source »

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