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...shot dead by figures who leaped from the back of the van. Several of the suspects jumped into a second getaway car, a tan Honda. After it crashed three miles away, four people were arrested and all of the $1.6 million was recovered. A third car, a white Oldsmobile, sped away and was later found abandoned. Authorities began searching with bloodhounds and helicopters for an additional four to eight fugitives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bullets from the Underground | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

Lopping 45 seconds off last week's time of 17:59, stricker--the 1980 National Junior 1500 meter champion--sped out in a fast 5:25 first mile, then ran side by side with teammate wiley to the finish line, outleaning her to win by a second...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Men's and Women's X-Country Teams Triumph | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

Buckley, who spurted around left end and sped downfield for a 67-yard touchdown run during the contest, led Harvard by capitalizing on several breaks provided by the Crimson defense...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: This is Next Year for Cadet Squad; Army Has 15-10 Upset to Remember | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

What also raised many eyebrows was the second-place finish of sophomore Andy Gerken, who sped in only one second after Dixon. Even taking into account his strong training camp performance, few would have predicted that Gerken, who ran the same race in J.V. colors last year, would end up in the place position...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Harriers Win Opener, Crush Northeastern, 23-34 | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

...woefully incompetent and was jailed in 1976 by the military junta for misusing public property. The military finally arranged her release to remove a rallying point for her still loyal followers, who remain the most potent civilian political force in the country. As the ex-President was sped under close guard from a courthouse to her suburban retreat 25 miles outside Buenos Aires, a small crowd of Perónist bystanders chanted her name. Three days later, she arrived in Madrid, and immediately went into seclusion. According to Argentine military authorities, she is free to return to Argentina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Argentina: Living with Ghosts | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

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