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...news coverage. Watt also (gulp!) reviewed our expense accounts. "God help anybody who tried to fool her," says Consulting Picture Editor Arnold Drapkin. "But she was probably the best friend of everybody out in the field." That was certainly true in the case of the photographer who tried to sneak an elephant past her. "I said, 'What the heck is this? A thousand dollars for an elephant?' " she recalls. "It turned out that the photographer needed an elephant to get into a funeral procession he was covering in India." Watt allowed the claim, though she probably offered advice about where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: Feb. 8, 1988 | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...exciting Crimson freshman who leads the squad in scoring and rebounding had given Briggs fans a sneak preview of greatness. But they were still waiting for the complete play...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: James Show Opens | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...breaking through the ice. Retractable bow planes will permit the Seawolf to navigate under the Arctic, the huge (5.4 million sq. mi.) new battleground of underwater war. The multiblade, controllable-pitch screw propeller will be encased in a meticulously designed shroud to reduce noise and allow the boat to sneak up on its prey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murky Waters for the Supersub | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

...this point our assumption expert proceeds to discuss anything which strikes his fancy at the moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th fcentury. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating The System | 1/20/1988 | See Source »

Under fire for his role in Iranscam, the Vice President proves he is a candidate of rough- and- tumble as well as resume. -- It' s "Fat Boy" vs. "The Dirty Digger" as Ted Kennedy lands a sneak punch on Rupert Murdoch. -- An FBI agent describes five years undercover in the Mafia. -- Why is Al Haig running for President? To prove, in part, "I' m not the ogre people thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page January 18, 1988 Vol. 131 No. 3 | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

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