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...residents of the Blekinge archipelago on Sweden's southeast coast. Suddenly their rustic peace was shattered by something that went bump in the dark. "First we heard a gigantic crunch," recalls one resident of the 60-is-land group. "There was a lot of rumbling. The whole island shook." Some of the hardy islanders heard the sounds of a diesel engine racing and blamed the whole incident on Swedish naval maneuvers. The community went back to sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweden: Life Follows Art | 11/9/1981 | See Source »

...Kick it now, before you fumble," shouted the fans. Coach Mike Pontrelli shook his head. "One play, Harlan!" he bellowed at his 140-1b. field general. "One play, and put this...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Lowell's Six Big Ones | 11/6/1981 | See Source »

Spying a young female acquaintance on the up side, this yukster spun around and shouted, "Haven't seen you at the Vineyard this year! What happened, you have to get married or something?!" The young woman looked a little embarrassed, and Buchwald's friends shook their heads, smiling. "That Art," they were probably thinking, "what a zany guy." Then they all headed for the bar to talk about the Redskins...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Art's Endless Clip File | 10/27/1981 | See Source »

...that day, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson had shared a cramped pew. Wright had never forgotten the moment, and thought he would never see anything like it again. But here before him was a similar scene. Nixon came to Wright's seat and shook his hand. Then he reached back into that crammed cerebrum and recalled the time when Wright had sponsored a resolution calling for a peaceful settlement of the Viet Nam War.'Nixon was still grateful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flight of Three Presidents | 10/26/1981 | See Source »

...response to the suggestion that the government he titularly heads is really run by the Soviets, Keshtmand shook his head with weary indulgence: "I can say this is absolutely wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Voices of an Embattled Regime | 10/26/1981 | See Source »

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