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...spot. The third death occurred on Aug. 17, when stuntman Anislav Varbanov broke his neck while practicing a tumbling roll at Disney's Hollywood Studios for a scene in a 20-year-old show based on stunts from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Maria Somma, spokeswoman for Actors' Equity, said Varbanov had just signed his equity contract the week before his death. (Read about Orlando and its theme parks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mourning Death at the Magic Kingdom | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

...decreed mandatory water conservation with a $200 fine for violators. Most people took the inconvenience good-naturedly. In North Fayette, 17 miles south of Pittsburgh, residents switched to paper plates, postponed the laundry and washed at the homes of friends whose water supply was unaffected. Funeral Director Tom Somma used his hearse to deliver bottled water to shut-ins. The local Iron City brewery brought out "party trucks" -- in effect, giant beer kegs on wheels -- filled with water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Nightmare on The Monongahela | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

...night Allied military trucks chugged up the mountainside, began the evacuation of some 17,000 people. From San Sebastiano, Massi di Somma and Cercola, the homeless and their meager belongings were carted downslope to emergency shelter and food. In the lava-lit darkness, while grimy soldiers struggled to unsnarl traffic, an air raid alarm sounded. Men doused lights, but Vesuvius paid no heed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Inner Wrath | 4/3/1944 | See Source »

Giustizia mosse il mio alto Fattore; fecemi la divina Potestate, la somma Sapienza e il primo Amore. . . . Lasciate ogni speranza qui voi ch'en-trate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Peace & the Papacy | 8/16/1943 | See Source »

...officially pegged at 27?, U. S. currency. With the Japanese-backed North China currency now cheaper, money-smuggling was due for a boom. That the financial situation of Japan in China (not to mention Japanese prestige there) had suddenly taken a turn for the worse was evident when Toshigo Somma, Shanghai secretary to the Japanese Minister of Finance, suddenly departed for Tokyo for advice and counsel. And in Japan proper, the Government began a census of gold which included plates, rings, antiques, but not teeth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Safe Deposit Vault | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

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