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...draw the blood away from the head, I take a cold shower or sit in a tub of cold water, taking care that the cold water does not touch my head or neck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 28, 1977 | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

Black political prisoners often die in South African prisons; at least 21 have done so during the past 18 months. Official inquests usually attribute their deaths to suicide or implausible accidents such as slipping in a prison shower. Biko's death looked particularly suspicious: the government at first blamed it on the effects of a six-day hunger strike, but the 200-lb., 6 ft. 2 in. Biko had seemed too healthy to have succumbed to malnutrition so quickly. After an autopsy showed that Biko had suffered serious head injuries, the scheduled proceedings into his case attracted wide attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Inquest into a Curious Death | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...columnist for a small weekly newspaper, I have found that contemplating a troublesome article while taking a shower helps. I may not come up with the answer, but at least I'm clean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 21, 1977 | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

...free dinner at McDonald's after the game. To leave the reader with a more balanced impression of the man's generosity it must also be reported that Scalise couched his offer with reminders that his players might benefit from getting back to Dillon quickly and taking a hot shower to relieve their cold, tired bodies...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Women Tie Tufts Twice | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

...President retired to the Diehls' bright turquoise master bedroom. His hosts bunked in a guest room. Then at 6 a.m. Woody Diehl knocked on his guest's door. Said he: "Mr. President, there's something I forgot to tell you last night. The knobs on the shower are reversed. Hot's cold and cold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Carter Slept Here Too | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

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