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Houston reporter about half his size, and losing control of a speedboat that killed two bystanders. The bulk of Pastorini's talents will no doubt be strained to the utmost, along with his pectorals, by his role in Voyagers!, a man-lost-in-time rehash. It will require him to look mean and wield a big sword. Is it possible to typecast an actor so early in his career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 9, 1982 | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

...being crowded out by some altogether different scenes, a collection of photos not found in any Chamber of Commerce travel brochure. Here is a picture of a policeman leaning over the body of a Miamian whose throat has been slit and wallet emptied. There is a sleek V-planed speedboat, stripped of galleys and bunks and loaded with a half-ton of marijuana, skimming across the waters of Biscayne Bay. Here are a handful of ragged Cuban refugees, living in a tent pitched beneath a highway overpass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Florida: Trouble in Paradise | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

...earlier this month to drill for oil and gas, Deichen was made president. Now, at 28, he is getting a salary and bonuses that may hit $75,000, plus handsome stock options. He still skips off occasionally for long weekends in Florida, where he keeps his 30-ft. speedboat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Money Chase | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

...party state. With more than-$3 million at their disposal, the Republicans are outspending the Democrats 2 to 1. Complains Carter's Texas campaign director, Robert Beckel: "When you've got that kind of money, you could organize Argentina. I kind of feel like a speedboat up against the Nimitz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Jackpot States | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

George Bush, who came closer than anyone else to catching Reagan, retreated quickly after his campaign to his summer home in Maine. There he revved up his 270-h.p. speedboat and raced over the waves at 40-knot speeds, as if fleeing the memory of his defeat. In an interview with TIME Correspondent Douglas Brew, Bush admitted: "I'm still a little grumpy. I just don't want to talk about it yet. It's too soon. I'm sorting out what the hell I'll do with my life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: They Thought They Were Better | 7/21/1980 | See Source »

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